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Biology
10th Grade
09/16/2009

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Term
Petioul
Definition
Stem of the leaf
Term
Blade
Definition
Main part of the leaf
Term
Trichomes
Definition
Little white hairs on a leaf
Term
Angiosperm
Definition
Flowering plant
Term
Leaves
Definition
Epicotyl develops into the ___
Term
Stem
Definition
Hypocotyl develops into the ___
Term
Primary root
Definition
Radicle develops into the ___
Term
Radicle
Definition
The ___ develops into the primary root
Term
Hypocotyl
Definition
The ___ develops into the stem
Term
Epicotyl
Definition
The ___ develops into the leaves
Term
Fruit
Definition
Fruit, stem, seed, or leaf: Greenbean
Term
Seed
Definition
Fruit, stem, seed, or leaf: Pea
Term
Ecology
Definition
Interrelationship of organisms to their environment
Term
Morphology
Definition
Growth structure of shape and form
Term
Developmental Biology
Definition
How an organism develops; stages of development
Term
Anatomy
Definition
Internal structure
Term
Physiology
Definition
Function; how it works
Term
Variety
Order
Interrelationships
Change
Definition
Characteristics of Our World
Term
Hypocotyl
Definition
Rod shaped structure of the embryo
(the "heads")
Term
Pathology
Definition
Study of disease
Term
Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
In taxonomy, when something has two names
Term
Cytology
Definition
Study of cells
Term
Taxonomy
Definition
Study of naming, classification, identification, and documentation
Term
eae
Definition
Family names always end in ___
Term
Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
Father of nomenclature
Term
Cell Division
Cell Enlargement
Cell Specialization
Definition
The three phases of growth
Term
Mitosis and cytokenesis
Definition
Two types of cell division
Term
Amount of available water
Definition
What is the determining factor in cell enlargement?
Term
Parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma
Definition
In cell specialization, the cell becomes one of three types of cells:
1. ___
2. ___
3. ___
Term
Adsorption
Definition
When water pushes the fibers of the seed coat apart (only the seed coat enlarges)
Term
Absorption
Definition
When water molecules moves through the seed coat fibers and into the embryo (only the embryo enlarges)
Term
Fruit
Definition
Ripened ovary
Term
Seed
Definition
Ripened ovule
Term
Legume
Definition
What type of fruit is a peanut?
Term
Pericarp
Definition
Fruit walls are called the ___
Term
Exocarp
Mesocarp
Endocarp
Definition
Three layers of the pericarp
1.
2.
3.
Term
Seed coat
Stored food
Embryo
Definition
3 parts of every seed
Term
Endosperm
Cotyledon
Definition
In the seed, food is stored in one of two places. Either the ___ or ___
Term
Hypocotyl
Epicotyle
Cotyledon
Radicle
Definition
4 parts of the embryo
Term
A drupe
Definition
What type of fruit is a walnut?
Term
Node
Definition
Where the leaf attaches to the stem
Term
Endosperm
Definition
The original stored food in all seeds
Term
Liquid
Definition
The endosperm moves through the cotyledon into the epycotyl, hypocotyl, and radicle as a ___
Term
Exocarp
Definition
Pericarp Layers on a Peach: Fuzzy skin
Term
Mesocarp
Definition
Pericarp Layers on a Peach: Juicy fruit
Term
Endocarp
Definition
Pericarp Layers on a Peach: Pit
Term
Mesocarp
Endocarp
Definition
In a free stone peach the ___ and ___ are not attached.
Term
Mesocarp
Endocarp
Definition
In a cling peach, the ___ and ___ are attached.
Term
Gymnosperm
Definition
Has a naked seed
Term
Angiosperm
Definition
Has a covered seed
Term
Gymnosperm
Definition
Has more than two cotyledon
Term
Angiosperm
Definition
Has one or two cotyledon
Term
Imbibition
Definition
What did the experiment with the beans in the jar demonstrate?
Term
Angiosperm
Gymnosperm
Definition
Two types of seeds
Term
Monocot (one cotyledon)
Dicot (two cotyledon)
Definition
Two types of angiosperm
Term
Caryopsis
Definition
What type of fruit is corn?
Term
To test for starch
Definition
What is iodine used for?
Term
Because it contains starch.
Definition
Why is iodine purple/black?
Term
1. Releases Radicle
2. Lets the pollen tube in so fertizilation can occur
Definition
Two functions of the micropyle
1.
2.
Term
Epigeal Germination
Definition
Germination that takes places above the earth's surface
Term
Hypogeal Germination
Definition
Germination that takes places below the earth's surface
Term
Cotyledons
Definition
The factor that determine everything about the seeds
Term
Just inside the seed coat, outside the cotyledon.
Definition
Where is the endosperm located?
Term
Zea mays L.
Definition
Scientific name of corn
Term
Genus
Species
Authority
Definition
Three parts of nomenclature:
___ ____ ____
Term
Coleoptile
Definition
Protects the epicotyl from soil abrasion
Term
Auxins
Definition
Growth hormones
Term
Cotyledons
Definition
Sometimes called Seed Leaves
Term
Light
Definition
Auxins are broken down when exposed to ___
Term
Coleorhiza
Definition
Protects the radicle in corn
Term
To produce seed roots (seminole roots) which increase absorption of water.
Definition
What is the mesocotyl's function?
Term
To absorb water and nutrients
Definition
Why is the primary root important?
Term
Dormancy
Definition
Reduced rate of metabolism. Very, very, very slow growth
Term
14%
Definition
Corn is stored at __% moisture
Term
Cells
Definition
Basic unit of life
Term
Funiculus
Definition
Stalk that attaches the seed to the pericarp
Term
Fertizilation
Meiosis
Growth
Definition
Three processes in every life cycle
Term
Seed
Seedling
Mature vegetative plant
Reproducing plant
Definition
Four life stages of a plant
Term
Zygote
Definition
Begins the strutcure of all angiosperm as a result of fertizilation
Term
unicellular
Definition
A zygote is a ___ structure
Term
Viability
Definition
Ability to grow
Term
Endosperm
Definition
Milk stage of the seed
Term
Eggs
Sperm
Definition
Haploid
Term
Zygote
Definition
Diploid
Term
Endosperm
Definition
Triploid
Term
Adsorption
Absorption
Definition
Two parts of imbibition
Term
Imbibition
Definition
Taking in of water by the seed
Term
Osmosis
Definition
Cells take in water and build up turgor pressure. Turgid = cell enlargement
Term
Digestion
Definition
Water is used to break complex food into simpler food
Term
Digestion
Definition
Hydrolysis is another term for ___
Term
Respiration
Definition
The simple food (glucose) is converted to cell energy (ATP)
Term
Cell energy
Definition
ATP
Term
Respiration
Definition
Also known as "controlled burning"
Term
Assimilation
Definition
Building up of protoplasm
Term
90%-95%
Definition
Protoplasm is __% - __% water
Term
Growth
Imbibition
Osmosis
Digestion
Respiration
Assimilation
Definition
Steps of Germination
Term
Steps of Germination
Definition
Growth
Imbibition
Osmosis
Digestion
Respiration
Assimilation
Term
Growth
Imbibition
Osmosis
Digestion
Respiration
Assimilation
Definition
G.
I.
O.
D.
R.
A.
Term
Round kernel, so it heats evenly
Definition
Morphological characteristic of popcorn
Term
Pericarp and seed coat
Endosperm
Definition
Anatomical characteristic of popcorn
Term
Hard flint-like pericarp and seed coat holds steam inside fruit until it violently splits.
Definition
How do the pericarp and seed coat effect the popcorn?
Term
Most of the seed is endosperm with large pores filled with liquid water.
Definition
How does the endosperm effect the popcorn?
Term
Conversion of water to stem by heating water until it moves so rapidly it turns to gas.
When steam pressure is great enough, popcorn explodes and turns itself inside out.
Definition
Physiological characteristics of popcorn
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