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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2013

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Term

Cell theory

schledien and Schwann 

Definition

1.all living things are made of cells

2. Cells are the basic units

3.all cells come from pre existing cells

Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition
storing packaging, shipping proteins
Term
Glycogen
Definition
Short term storage molecule for energy
Term
Feedback Controls
Definition
respond to stimulus conditions such as temperature, pH, water balance, sugar
Term
Fight or Flight
Definition
Response to imminent danger
Term
Somatic Sensory nerves
Definition
Body surface of the Central Nervous system
Term
Somatic Motor Nerves
Definition
Carry impulses from the CNS to skeletal muscle
Term
Saprophytic
Definition
dedcomposes dead matter
Term
Repitilia
Definition
1st group with amniotic eggs
Term
adipose Tissue
Definition
insulate and cushion
Term
Sporophyte
Definition
diploid generation dominates in evolution of plants
Term
Freshwater Aquatic
Definition
fn: Temp varied
Term
Marine Aquatic
Definition
Varied , salt water
Term
temeprate decidious forest
Definition

Temp: Moderate seasonal--- DMV

Precip Level- Moderate

Features many trees that lose leaves in cold season, mosses, grasses, shrubs, abundant animal life

Term
Tundra
Definition

Temp- Extreme Cold

Prec.- low

Features: modified grassland, perm-frost, short growing season

 

Term
Temperate Grassland
Definition

Temp: moderate and seasonal

Prec: low most of year

Features: large land tracts of grassland, shrubs and annuals, rodents

Term
Chaparral
Definition

Temp: Hot summer, temperate winters

Prec: low in summer, high in winter

Features:trees, shrubs, small animals, prolonged summer

Term
Desert
Definition

Temp: extreme hot and cold

Prec: very low

Features: sandy rocky terrain, soarse vegetation

Term
Taiga
Definition

Temp: cold

Prec: moderate

Features: snow most of the year thick coniferous forests, wide variety of animal life

Term
Tropical Rain forest
Definition

Temp: warm

Prec: high

Features: dense forest, heavy rain fall, abundant, vegetation, relatively poor soil

Term
Savanna
Definition

Temp: Warm

Prec: moderate seasonal rain

Features: grassland light

Term
taxes
Definition
directional responses either toward or away from a stimulus
Term
kineses
Definition
Changes in speed of movement
Term
Reflexes
Definition
Are an automatic movement of a body part in response to stimulus
Term
Fixed Action Pattern
Definition
Complex, but stereotyped behaviors in response to a stimulus
Term
Altruism
Definition
traits that society deem advantageous for the society
Term
Ribosomes
Definition
Protein Synthesis within cells
Term
Secretory Vesicles
Definition
packets of material packaged by either the golgi appartus or ER. carry substance produced within the cell( a protein for example) to the cell membrane
Term
Lysosomes
Definition
membrane bound organelles containing digestive enzymes.  break down unusd materials
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
Cell Power house...more needed when the cell needs energy
Term
nucleus
Definition
Cell Brain
Term
Plant Cells 3 Special features
Definition

1. Cell wall

2. central Vacuole

3.Chloroplasts

Term
Anabolism
Definition
Cells build molecules and store energy
Term
Catabolism
Definition
Breakdown molecules
Term
ATP
Definition
Energy currency of cellular activity.
Term
ADP
Definition
Term
Photosynthesis
Definition
6CO2+6H2O+ light energy---->C6H12O6+ 6O2
Term
Photolysis
Definition
light reaction
Term
CO2 fixation
Definition
Dark reaction
Term
Glycolysis
Definition
break down of Glucose into smaller carbon containing molecules
Term
Chromatin
Definition
combination of DNA with histones
Term
Transduction
Definition
the transfer of genetic materials
Term
Interphase
Definition

G1, S, G2

Mitosis

G1-metabolism, high cell growth

S-Replicate DNA

G2- proteins

Term
Mitosis
Definition

prophase

metaphase

anaphase

telophase

Term
LAW OF SEGREGATION
Definition
HOMOLOGOUS PAIRS SEPERATE AND ARE GIVEN TO EACH PARENT
Term
Law of Dominance
Definition
That one gene is dominant over another
Term
K
Definition

carrying capacity

the maximum amount of individuals an ecosystem can sustain

Term
Hardy-weinberg Law of Equilibrium
Definition

p2+2pq+p2=1

P = one allele

q= is the other allele

Term
Allopatric speciation
Definition
when two populations are geographically isolated
Term
sympatric speciation
Definition
genetically different members reproduce with one another
Term
oparian hypothesis
Definition
Reduced atmosphere
Term
Bryophytes
Definition
Non-vascular plants
Term
Angiosperm
Definition
flowering plants
Term
Male plant parts
Definition

anther

filament

pollen grains

pollen tube

 nucleus

nuclei

sperm

Term
female plant parts
Definition

stigma

ovary

ovules

Term
dicots
Definition

oaks, flowers, vegetables

2 cotyledons in seed

leaves have branched or networked veins

vascular bundles(xylem and phloem) arranged in rings

taproots system with smaller secondary roots

flowers with petals in multiples of four or five

Term
monocots
Definition

grasses,lillies, palm trees

one cotyledon

leaves have parallel veins

stems have random arrangement of are vascular bundles

fibrous roots

flowers with petals in multiples of three

Term
Root Cross Section
Definition
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Term
Tubers
Definition

underground storage stems which develop new shoots after dormant season

 

ex.potatoes

Term
Rhizomes
Definition

underground runners that develop into new plants

 

ex.irises

Term
stolens
Definition

above-ground runners that grow roots of their own then develop into new plants

 

ex. strawberries

Term
bulbs
Definition

underground storage units that grow into many new plants

ex. amarylis

Term
corms
Definition
resemble bulbs but with enlarged, solid stem for food storage
Term
giberellins
Definition
cell division and cell elongation (65 hormones)
Term
cytokinins
Definition
cell division and fruit development
Term
abscisic acid
Definition
opening and closing of the stomata; controlling water lost through transpiration and formation of winter buds that put plant in dormant state
Term
ethylene
Definition
ripening of fruit
Term
auxins
Definition
growth factors( tropisms)
Term
Tissues
Definition

epithelial

connective

muscle

1. smooth

2. cardiac

3.skeletal

bone

cartilage

adipose

nerve

blood

Term
Trachae
Definition

wind pipe=larynx

glottis

Term
human nervous system
Definition
[image]
Term
arteries
Definition
carry blood away from the heart
Term
Veins
Definition
carry blood toward the heart
Term
Zygote Development
Definition
[image]
Term
allantois
Definition
arises from the developing digestive tract
Term
amnion
Definition
fluid filled sac- for protection
Term
natality
Definition
birth rate
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