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Plant phys for ku biol 408
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Physiology
Undergraduate 4
04/14/2013

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Pineapple
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undergoes respiration through a rotenone resistant pathway
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turkey oak
Definition
example of how much carbon plants waste but how much they conserve nutrients
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coconut
Definition
certain fungi infect and secrete bonkrekic acid. (inhibits ATP/ADP antiport)
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cassava/manioc
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roots contain cyanide. plant has cyanide resistant respiration pathway
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Bald cypress
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"knees" (pneumatophores)stick out from the roots in order to have access to oxygen
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Red Mangrove
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has pneumatophores but roots still undergo anaerobic respiration because they are under water.
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Fern Moss
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Chlorophyll levels differ from parts that are in shade or in sunlight in order to regulate gas exchange
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creosode bush
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lives in deserts (dry with high light levels). Plant cells have decreased levels of chlorophyll but [high] of ets substrates
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Desert Primrose
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High [rubisco] which causes a high photosythetic rate
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