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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/16/2014

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Which of the domains are prokaryotic cells?
Definition
Bacteria Archaea
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Autotrophs
Definition
Creates own organic compounds
Term
Heterotrophs
Definition
Consume at least one organic compound
Term
Obligate Anaerobe
Definition
Poisoned by presence of oxygen
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Obligate Aerobe
Definition
Need O2 to survive
Term
Facultive aerobes
Definition
They can use O2, or not, depends on environment
Term
Peptidoglycan
Definition
Polymer of sugar and amino acids that is thick in Gram positive
Term
Gram stain (positive)
Definition
Stains purple, thick peptido, vulnerable to penicillin
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Gram stain (Negative
Definition
thin pep, resistant to penicillin, outter membrane
Term
Cyanobacteria
Definition
Important to nitrogen fixation, only prokaryotes that form O2 as byproduct
Term
Bacillus Anthracis
Definition
Rod shaped, anthrax
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Staphylococcus Areus
Definition
Staph Infection
Term
Closteridium Batlium
Definition
Botulism
Term
Giardia lambia
Definition
Diahereal Sickness
Term
Plasmodium faciparum
Definition
Malaria
Term
characterized as an extreme habitat condition of Archaea?
Definition
High salt content, High methane content, Low or High temp, ph of 1 or 14
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What is a halophilic organism?
Definition
High salt concentration loving
Term
Methanogen
Definition
Produces methane as byproduct
Term
Hypothermophile
Definition
High temp loving
Term
Acidophile
Definition
Low pH loving
Term
organism group is responsible for the Red Tide?
Definition
Dinoflagettes
Term
What Supergroup are DinoFlagellates a part of
Definition
Supergroup: Alveolata
Term
Diatoms
Definition
Silica shell, Supergroup: Straneopilla
Term
Apicomplexans
Definition
Plasmodias, malaria causing, Supergroup: Alveolata
Term
Trypoanosoma cruzi
Definition
Chagres sleeping disease, Darwin likely had this sickness, Supergroup: Excavata
Term
Trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
STD, Supergroup: Excavata
Term
is an effective treatment of the Plasmodium’s?
Definition
Quinine
Term
Quinine comes from what bark
Definition
Chinchoa bark - Peru
Term
What is the Endosymbiotic Theory?
Definition
The engulfing of one cell by another cell
Term
Lifecycle relationship between gametophyte and sporophyte
Definition
Alt of Gen
Term
Reproduction between splitting
Definition
Binary fission
Term
Cause behind Irish potato blight
Definition
OOmycota
Term
Which supergroup is Kingdom Animalia apart of?
Definition
Opisthokonta
Term
What other phylum is a part of Opisthokonta
Definition
Fungi, choanoflagellates
Term
What are Choanoflagellates?
Definition
Closest related protist to fungi and animals, supergroup Opisthokonta
Term
Lycophyta
Definition
Early vascular plant
Term
Sporophyte
Definition
Green Algae
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Phaeophyta
Definition
Brown Algae
Term
Pteridophyta
Definition
Ferns
Term
Bryophyta
Definition
non vascular/mosses
Term
Hepatophyta
Definition
liverworts
Term
Water conducting cell of bryophytes
Definition
Hydroid Cell
Term
Food conducting cell of bryophytes
Definition
Leptoid
Term
Vascular cell
Definition
Non vascular bryophytes
Term
Letptoid cells
Definition
surround hydroid
Term
ArcheGonium
Definition
Hold the gametes of eggs
Term
Which protist(s) is/are the most closely related to ancestor of land plants?
Definition
Coleochaete, Dinoflagellates
Term
Choanoflagellates
Definition
considered to be the closest living relatives of the animals.
Term
Xylem
Definition
Water transport upward
Term
Phloem
Definition
Photosynthate transport downward
Term
Sori
Definition
Bundles of sporangia
Term
How do Ferns move from their spots?
Definition
Ferns, Uses catapult mechanism to release spores
Term
the scientific name for all vascular plants?
Definition
Tracheophytes
Term
Gymnosperms
Definition
Seed plants
Term
Bryophytes
Definition
Nonvascular plants
Term
Angiosperms
Definition
Flower and fruit
Term
number of Species of Cycads
Definition
300
Term
number of Species of conifers
Definition
700
Term
number of Species of Gentos
Definition
90
Term
number of Species of Ginkgos
Definition
1
Term
Which is an example of monoecious?
Definition
Coniferophyta
Term
Monoecious
Definition
1 house, male and female same plant
Term
Dioecious
Definition
2 house, separate male and female
Term
best describes heterospory?
Definition
The production of a microspore and megaspore
Term
Homospory
Definition
1 spore male and female
Term
Cone
Definition
female
Term
Strobilus
Definition
Male
Term
4 organs required to be a complete flower
Definition
Stamen, petals, carpel, sepal
Term
Perfect Flower
Definition
Contains a stamen and carpel. Has all necessary organs to reproduce
Term
Imperfect Flower
Definition
Lacks a stamen or a carpel
Term
Complete Flower
Definition
Contains all 4 organs
Term
Incomplete Flower
Definition
Lacks one or more organs
Term
Anther
Definition
Stamen, male
Term
Tracheid cells
Definition
Aid in water transport
Term
Seeds
Definition
Dispersal, protection, dormancy
Term
Wood
Definition
Support, growth, protection, aids in water transport
Term
Pollen
Definition
Doesn’t need water to aid in sperm transport
Term
Ovules
Definition
Protects Embryo
Term
Ovary
Definition
Becomes the fruit
Term
Is a gametophyte haploid or diploid?
Definition
Haploid
Term
Haploid
Definition
Know that the structure is different from Diploid
Term
In which period are earliest seed plants thought to have evolved
Definition
Devonian, Bryophyte-gametophyte dominant, Vascular - sporophyte
Term
What is a microgamete?
Definition
Micro-Sperm
Term
What is a megagamete?
Definition
Mega-Egg
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