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ISB 202 - Safir
Exam #2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/03/2009

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cell wall function

Definition
primary growth of cell, structure, support, grow plan
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middle lamella
Definition
between two cells that contains pectin
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pectin
Definition
glue that holds cells together, lubricate plants, soluble in water
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plasmodesmata
Definition
tiny strangs of cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane, how cells communicate
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plasma membrane
Definition
separates cell from cell wall wall, regulates movement of materials in and out of cell, invovled in cell wall synthesis - cell will die without it
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plastids
Definition
unique to plants such as chloroplasts
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mitochondria
Definition
2 membranes
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nucleus
Definition
genetics
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nucleoli
Definition
site of ribosome formation inside the nucleus
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ribosome
Definition
RNA + protein, site of protein synthesis, located on the ER
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Definition
network surrounded by membrane, source of all new membranes
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vacuole
Definition
small in young cells and big in mature cells, important for cell growth
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tonoplast
Definition
membrane of a vacuole
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meristem
Definition
primary growth of a plant, elongation growth
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apical meristem
Definition
growth at the shoots and tips of roots in a plant
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protoderm
Definition
mitosis and cytokinesis, differentiates to epidermis through stomates
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procambium
Definition
differentiates by mitosis, xylen and phloem
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ground meristem
Definition
simple tissues composing most of plant body
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parenchyma
Definition
primary cells of ground tissue
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collenchymas
Definition
support cells, primarily alive at maturity
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sclerenchyma
Definition
fiber, primarily alive at maturity
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xylem
Definition
tubes in which water travels through, more present in angosperm
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vessels
Definition
thick water conductor of xlyem, more advanced
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tracheid
Definition
skinny water conductor in xylem
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phloem
Definition
tube in which food travels through a plant body
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sieve cells
Definition
skinny food conductors of phloem
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sieve tube members
Definition
thick food conductor of a phloem, more advanced
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mitosis
Definition
division of nucleus
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cytokinesis
Definition
division of cytoplasm
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epidermis
Definition
contains ground cells, surrounded by cuticle
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stomate
Definition
surrounded by guard cells, if open, guard cell has more H2O
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Trichome
Definition
extensoins of epidermis, from the leaf
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cuticle
Definition
waxy layer on outside of epidermis, prevents water loss, shiny outside of a plant
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macro nutrients
Definition
more than 1% dry weight, ex. H2O
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micro nutrients
Definition
less than 1% dry weight
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first soil horizon
Definition
contains most of essential nutrients, has the most fungi and bacteria
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field capacity
Definition
amount of water holding in soil
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permanent wilting point
Definition
point at which all plants die
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denitrification
Definition
nitrogen back to atmosphere
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phosphorous cycle
Definition
comes from the Earth crust
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transpiration
Definition
the evaporation of water from plants when stomata are open
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constituent
Definition
water function to a plant, makes up part of plant body
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solvent
Definition
water function to a plant: movement occurs in plant, entry of gases and minerals
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reagent
Definition
water function to a plant: invovled in chemical reactions
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turgidity
Definition
water function to a plant: form, cell enlargement and plant elongation
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bulk flow of water
Definition
most common and most rapid water movement, high water status (soil) to a low water status (atmosphere)
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osmosis
Definition
diffusion of water through a semi permeable membrane
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adhesion
Definition
intermolecular attraction between unlike molecules
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cohesion
Definition
attraction between water molecules
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cohesion tension theory
Definition
water goes from soil into atmosphere due to tension in the xylem
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casparian strip
Definition
impermeable to water in the endodermis, inner layer of cortex in roots
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apoplastic
Definition
transferred through and between cell walls
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symplastic
Definition
through the plasmadesnuba, requires DNA, to get through the casparian strip - less efficient
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