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LPC 2019 Biology > BrainScapeDeck_BIO1022 Life on Earth_2_20191105_080106 > Flashcards

BrainScapeDeck_BIO1022 Life on Earth_2_20191105_080106 Flashcards

1
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What is:

Monocotyledons

A

Flowering plants the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf or cotyledon

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What is:

Gravitropism

A

Differential growth in response to gravity

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What is:

Altruism

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Describes the situation whereby the helper suffers a loss of direct fitness (e.g. survival or reproduction) but with indirect fitness gains.

E.g. helping non-descendant kin to survive.

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2 Examples

How do plants use hormones?

A
  • Information from detectors is transferred through hormones
  • Hormones can also be used for detection e.g. whether or not plant is being eaten by herbivore.
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5
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What is:

Proximate cause of behaviour

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Address mechanisms underpinning the observed behaviour (What and How)

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6
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What are Growth promoters?

List 3

A
  • Auxin
  • Gibberellic acid
  • Cytokinins
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2 Examples

How do plants use pigments?

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  • Use pigments to collect light
  • Can detect different kinds of light
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8
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What is:

Lateral meristem

A

Growing in Circumference

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9
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What is:

Adaption

A

Evolutionary response

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10
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What is:

Intercalary meristem

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Is growth form the base and nodes (from Latin in the middle)

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11
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What is:

Plasticity

A

Change in real time

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What is:

Reciprocity

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Between group living animals unrelated individuals sometimes take turns helping each other out even when it comes at a short tem loss to the helper

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What is:

Mutualism

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Sometimes individuals co-operate if both benefit from the interaction, both parties get an immediate return.

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What is:

Apical meristem

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Is part of plant responsible for growth from tips (e.g. root tips and new leaves)

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What is:

Ultimate cause of behaviour

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Concerned with evolutionary relevance of the behaviour and why it’s favoured by natural sekectuib

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16
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What is:

Competition

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Members of the same species compete directly or indirectly for limited resources such as food, shelter or mates.

17
Q

What is:

Cotyledon

A

An embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

One or more of which are the first leaves to appear from a germinating seed

18
Q

Define

Learning

A

Modification of behaviour through experience

19
Q

What is:

Imprinting

A

Caused by exposure to stimulus at a critical period of an animal’s development.

20
Q

What is:

Photoperiodism

A

The response of an organism to seasonal changes in day length

21
Q

List 2

What are Growth Inhibitors?

A
  • Ethylene
  • Abscisic acid (ABA)

LPC 2019 Biology (6 decks)

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