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Exam 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/02/2009

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Indeterminate Growth
Definition
continue to grow as long as you live, most plants show this type of growth because plants are sessile (they can't move) this is helpful for them to GROW where they need to go!
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Determinate Growth
Definition
cease growth upon reaching a predetermined size, usually at maturity, animals and humans are like this, and even some plants.
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Annuals
Definition
complete their life cycle and die in one year or growing season, e.g. peas, wheat, etc.
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Biennials
Definition
complete their life cycle in two years e.g. carrots, beets, parsley, etc.
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Perennials
Definition
live and reproduce for many years e.g. oak tree, many grasses, etc.
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Meristem
Definition
packet of unspecialized cells that divide for plant growth
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PRIMARY GROWTH
Definition
All growth from the SAM and the RAM, generally lengthens roots and shoots, lays down the fundamental body plan.
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SAM and RAM are considered...
Definition
PRIMARY MERISTEMS
Term
HERBACIOUS PLANTS
Definition
ONLY HAVE PRIMARY GROWTH
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Secondary GROWTH
Definition
all growth derived from secondary meristems, generally growth in girth or width of a plant; seen in WOODY plants (e.g. trees)
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Spring wood
Definition
light and large xylem
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Summer wood
Definition
dark and smaller xylem
Term
What word describes the fusion of nuclei (as occurs fungi sexual reproduction)
Definition
Karyogomy
Term
What are the four groups of Protists
Definition
Protozoan, Multicellular algae, Unicellular algae, Slime mold
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BLASTULA
Definition
hallow cluster of cells after the Zygote
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What group of fungi do we find bread molds?
Definition
Zymoyate
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KINGDOM PROTISTA
Definition
Kind of a "catch-all" kingdom for unusual, simple organisms but COMPLEX CELLS
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Protozoans
Definition
Single celled organisms Protists that live mainly by ingesting food, heterotrophic
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four types of Protozoans
Definition
Flagellates(move by one or more flagella), Amoebas( § Lack of permanent locomotor organelles
), Apicomplexans(All parasitic), Ciliates (Use cilia to move and feed)
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Bryophytes
Definition
Seedless-non-vascular
moss
gametophyte
dependent on water
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Ferns and Relatives
Definition
Seedless-Vescular
ferns
sporophyte
Dependent on water
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Gymnosperms
Definition
non-flowering seed, vascular
pine tree
sporophyte
independent of water because of pollen
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Angiosperms
Definition
flowering seed, vascular
daisy
sporophyte
independent of water because of pollen
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Shoot system
Definition
• Stems, nodes, internodes, leaves, auxiliary buds, SAM= Shoot apical maristem.
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Root system
Definition
• Roots, root hairs, RAM=Root apical maristem
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Three Plant Organs
Definition
Stems, Leaves, Roots
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Three Tissue Systems
Definition
1. Epidermis
2. Vascular Tissue
3. Ground Tissue Systems
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Epidermis
Definition
"Skin" of the plant. First several layers of the cells on the exterior of the plant
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Vascular Tissue
Definition
Comprised of the XYLEM and the PLHLOEM. Transport and provide STRUCTURAL support to the plant
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Ground Tissue System
Definition
• Makes up the bulk of the tissue in a seedling and young plants. Fills the space between the epidermis and vascular tissue
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XYLEM
Definition
Dead cells connected create pipes that transport water and minerals from the roots to the shoots
Term
PHLOEM
Definition
○ Living system for food transport. Moves sugars from SOURCE to SINK via osmotic pressure based system
Term
Chlorophll
Definition
the pigment in the chloroplast that is responsible for the capture of light energy and begins the conversion to biological forms of energy.
Term
Fungi
Definition
Most are multicellular, all are Heterotrophic, Majority of their "body" is composed of filaments called HYPHAE; collectively the hyphae are called the MYCELIUM
Term
Ascomycetes
Definition
Sac Fungi
Term
Basidiomycetes
Definition
Club fungi, Mushrooms, puff balls, shelf fungi
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Symbiotic Relationships
Definition
interaction between two of more species living in direct contact with each other
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Mutualism
Definition
benefits both partners in the relationship
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Commensalism
Definition
one partner benefits and the other is not harmed
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Parasitism
Definition
one partner derives benefit from harming the other
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Porifera
Definition
the sponges, simple body plan; radial symmetry
Term
Cnidaria
Definition
hydras, sea jellies, sea anemones, and corals; true tissues radial symmetry
Term
Platyhelminthes
Definition
flatworms, free-living (planarian) and parasitic (flukes and tapeworms); cephalization, bilateral symmetry
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Nematoda
Definition
round worms
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Mollusca
Definition
snails, slugs, clams, octopi, and squids
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Annelida
Definition
segmented worms, earthworms, leeches
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Arthropoda
Definition
crayfish, lobsters, crabs, spiders, ticks, insects
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Echinodermata
Definition
seastars, sea urchins, radial symmetry
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Chordata
Definition
fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, bilaterally symmetric
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Radically symmetric
Definition
symmetric around a central axis for any given diameter
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Bilaterally symmetric
Definition
two mirrored halves, symmetric around the central plane
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Cephalization
Definition
seen in bilaterally symmetric animals -- they have a head where sensory organs and usually nervous processing tissues are located.
Term
Anterior end
Definition
end with the head
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Posterior end
Definition
end opposite the head, tail end
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Dorsal surface
Definition
back side or top side, think of the dorsal fin on a fish
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Ventral surface
Definition
bottom side
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Lateral surface
Definition
two sides
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Pseudocoelom: "see-lum"
Definition
space between digestive tract & other tissue
Term
True Coelom
Definition
"Body Cavity"; lined with a middle tissue layer in which are suspended internal organs.
Term
Confers advantage
Definition
FLEXIBILITY, PROTECTION of internal ORGANS
Term
Amphibia
Definition
"Double-life" Possess adaptations for land & water. Tied to the water for reproduction
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Reptilia
Definition
○ Freed from the water for reproduction. Cold-blooded animals = ectotherm. Do not maintain internal temperature
Term
Aves
Definition
Endothermic: harness metabolic energy to generate heat & maintain a body temperature. Adapted for FLIGHT
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Mammals
Definition
Separated by hair and milk production
Term
Three main groups of mammals
Definition
Monotremes: egg laying
Marsupials: pouched mammals
Eutherians: Placentals - Offspring are retained internally much longer then others.
Term
LATERAL LINE system
Definition
Pressure detection system along the length of their body
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Asexual
Definition
no exchange of genetic material, the creation clones
Term
binary fission
Definition
PROKARYOTIC CELL DIVISION (“two divide”)
Term
CHROMOSOME
Definition
gene carrying structure - a long piece of DNA
Term
Cell Cycle:
Definition
a sequence of events centered around the division of the cell.
Term
interphase
Definition
90% of the cells time. chromosomes are diffuse in the nucleus – called CHROMATIN
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G1 phase
Definition
cell increases its supply of proteins and organelles, and grows in size
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S phase
Definition
DNA synthesis phase, where the DNA is replicated
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G2 phase
Definition
prep for cell division – synthesis of more proteins and metabolites specifically necessary for cell division.
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