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Biology
Undergraduate 3
12/02/2011

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Term
What is a Eukaryote?
Definition
Any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus

[Key: MEMBRANE BOUND NUCLEUS)
Term
What is a Protist?
Definition
Any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes
Term
Hepatophyta
Definition
Liverwort [Non vascular]
Term
Lycophyta
Definition
Club Moss [Seedless Vascular]
Term
Sphenophyta
Definition
Horsetails [Seedless Vascular]
Term
Pterophyta
Definition
Fern [Seedless Vascular]
Term
Cycadophyta
Definition
Dioecious [Male cones bigger then female]
Term
Gingkophyta
Definition
Dioescious [Gymnosperm]
Term
Coniferophyta
Definition
[Monoecious]
Term
Invertebrates have 5 traits
Definition
1.) Multicellular
2.) Lacking Cell Walls
3.) Heterotrophic
4.) Motile (movement)
5.)Possessing well developed tissues
Term
Animal form and structure has changed over 1 billion years. Several major adaptations have played a roll.
1.)Multi__________
2.)Bi______ Sy_______
3.) Meta__________
4.) Cephali_______
Definition
1.)Multicellular (allows cell specialization)
2.)Bilateral Symmetry (promotes forward motion)
3.)Metamerism (Segmentation)
4.)Cephalization (concentration of sensory organs in the front)
Term
Symmetry types.
1.) RA_____
2.) BI______
3.) BI______
Definition
Radial, Bilateral, Biradial
Term
Polyphyletic means that it is difficult to -
Definition
classify this very diverse group. Best way to sort them is based on nutritional methods.(ie: what they eat)
Term
Three types of methods Protists use to obtain nutrition are:
1.) Auto_______
2.) ____trophic
3.) ____trophic
4.) parasitic
Definition
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Saprotrophic
Parasitic
Term
Three main methods of asexual reproduction are:
Definition
Binary Fission
Budding
Schizogany
Term
The FORMULA for Photosynthesis is:
_______+________ ----> _______ & _______
Definition
CO2+H2O+light energy - > C6H12O6+O2
Term
Fungi are eukaryotic organisms with a cell wall made of ________
Definition
Chitin
Term
Mycelium
Definition
Multicellular structure of a fungus.
Term
The mycelium is composed of a network of filaments called _______.
Definition
Hyphae
Term
What are saprotrophs?
Definition
Organisms that feed off dead organic materials or parasites.
Term
Parasites feed off
Definition
LIVE ORGANISMS
Term
Fungi break down their foods externally using exo______.
Definition
exoenzymes - absorb the organic materials
Term
Sporangium. What is it?
Definition
Process occurs in a stalk like structure called a sporangium.
Term
Ascomycota
Definition
Process occurs in a sac like fruiting body structure called an ascus.
Term
Basidomycota
Definition
Basidocarp - club like fruiting body.
Term
Decomposers
Definition
Break down dead organisms and release their nutrients back into the ecosystem.
Term
Carbon Dioxide+Water+Light Energy ->
Glucose(sugar) + Oxygen
Definition
Photosynthesis
Term
4 types of plants are:
Definition
nonvascular, seedless, seed and flowering.
Term
Alternation Of Generations
Definition
The life cycle of plants alternates between two different multicellular bodies. Each form produces the alternate form.
Term
The gametophyte form is haploid. It forms the gametes that unite in _________ to produce the second form called the sporophyte. The sporophyte is diploid and undergoes ________ to produce a haploid spore that develops in the gametophyte.
Definition
fertilization; meiosis
Term
Nonvascular plants are: (3)
Definition
Hornworts, Liverworts, and Mosses.
Term
Mosses have root like structures called rhi____.
Definition
Rhizoids
Term
Vascular plants have two types of systems.
Definition
The root system, under ground.
Shoot system, above ground.
Term
Seedless vascular plants do not produce seeds. They produce _____.
Definition
Spores
Term
Anatomy of a flower:
Definition
Review image in lab book page: 76.
Term
Ferns have fronds and _____.
Definition
Sori which contain spores produced by the sporophyte generation.
Term
Gymnosperms
Definition
Naked seeds.
Term
Angiosperms
Definition
Seeds are armored. Contained inside a fruit.
Term
Phylum Chordata has 4 hallmark chordate characteristics:
Definition
1.) notochord
2.) hollow dorsal tubular nerve cord
3.) pharyngeal pouches
4.) post anal tail
Term
4 Hallmark Vertebrate Characteristics
1.) Endoskeleton
2.) Advanced Nerve System
3.)
4.)
Definition
Pharynx
Paired Limbs
Term
Biotic and Abiotic means
Definition
Living and Nonliving.
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