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Biology 1201
Test 3 Chapter 36 39 and 40
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Undergraduate 1
04/12/2009

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Wood
Definition
Secondary Xylem
Term
Heartwood
Definition
Doesn't conduct water, but strengthens stem
Term
Sapwood
Definition
Conducts water and minerals
Term
Soil
Definition
Where a plant gets minerals
Term
Water
Definition
Where a plant gets hydrogen and oxygen
Term
Air
Definition
where a plant gets carbon dioxide and oxygen
Term
Cohesion
Definition
Water molecules stick together
In the xylem tubes, water sticks together and resists being pulled apart
Term
Tension
Definition
water is pulled up and since molecules bond together, it can be pulled up like a roap
Term
Transpiration
Definition
Water evaporates out of leaf stomata
Dry leaf gets water from xylem
Water leaving xylem pulls more water up
Unidirectional and controlled by opening and closing of stomata
Term
Sugar Transport
Definition
Source and Sink Model
Source makes sugar and sinks use the sugar
Term
Sinks
Definition
Fruits, Roots, Flowers, New Leaves
Term
Environmental Stimuli
Definition
Direction of gravity
Direction, intensity, and duration of sunlight
Wind Strength
Predator Damage
Touch
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Phototropism
Definition
Bending of plant toward light done by auxin causing cells to elongate at different rates
Term
Hormone
Definition
Chemical produced in one location, transported to other regions where it exerts specific effects
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Auxin
Definition
Causes Phototropism and Gravitropism
Stimulates shoot elongation, fruit development, and root branching
Prevents later bud growth
Inhibits root elongation (high concentration) and Stimulates root elongation (low concentration)
Term
Gibberellins
Definition
Stimulate shoot elongation, flowering, fruit development, seed germination, and bud growth
Term
Cytokinins
Definition
Stimulates cell division (later meristem and lateral buds) and overall metabolism
Term
Ethylene
Definition
Only gas hormone that ripens fruit and breaks down cell walls allowing leaves, fruit, and flowers to drop at appropriate times
Term
Abscisic Acid
Definition
Inhibits (maintains dormancy by inhibiting other hormones especially gibberellins)
Closes stomata when water is scarce
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
Organism ability to establish and maintain an internal environment
Term
Epithelial Tissue
Definition
cells form membranes that covers the body and all body cavities
Form a Barrier
Lining of lungs, blood vessels, trachea, and reproductive organs
Term
Connective Tissue
Definition
Surrounded by large quantities of extracellular substances which are secreted from the cells of the connective tissue
Term
Muscle Tissue
Definition
Specialized for contraction
Cells contain Actin and Myosin
Term
Nerve Tissue
Definition
Generate and conduct electrical signals
Composed of cells called neurons
Term
Organs
Definition
Formed of two or more tissue types
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