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Growth and Development (86 cards)

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definition of Growth

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an irreversible increase in mass due to the division and enlargement of cells

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Differentiation

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the cells develop different forms adapted to specific functions, such as conduction, support or secretion.

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development

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the coordination of growth and differentiation into a single cell into multicellular tissues and organs

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enzymes

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proteins that catalyze every metabolic step within cells

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Nutrients

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furnish the elements and energy for plant growth and maintenance

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vitamins play an important role in reactions _________ __ _______

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catalyzed by enzymes

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Most vitamins are _________

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coenzymes, or parts of enzymes

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what are coenzymes?

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organic molecules that participate in catalyzed reactions

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Carotene pigments in chloroplasts act as __________

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precursors

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what is a precursor?

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simple molecules that produce new molecules after reacting with other molecules

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Hormones

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organic substances that differ from enzymes in structure.

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signal transduction pathway

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A signaling molecule is activated by an outside stimuli, which begins a chain reaction. the end result is the plant’s response to the stimuli

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Major plant hormones (5)

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  1. Auxins
  2. Gibberellins
  3. cytokinins
  4. abscisic acid
  5. ethylene
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growth promoting hormones

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  1. auxin
  2. gibberellin
  3. cytokinin
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growth inhibiting hormones

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  1. abscisic acid

2. ethylene

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coleoptile

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tubular sheaths that protected the shoots of grass seedlings

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agar

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a substance obtained from marine algae

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Auxin came from the greek word ______, which means __ ________

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Auxein, to increase

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Auxin production occurs mainly in

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apical meristems, buds, young leaves, and other active young parts of the plant

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Bioassays

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relate the response of a sensitive plant part to the amount of hormone applied to the part

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auxins promote

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cell enlargement and stem growth, cell division in the cambium, initiation of roots and differentiation of cell types.

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auxins inhibit

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fruit and leaf abscission, as well as fruit ripening, lateral branching

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When auxins inhibit lateral branching, this leads to

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A taller plant with fewer buds, AKA APICAL DOMINANCE

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Gibberellin was found in the form of a ______ on ____ in _____

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Gibberellin was found in the form of a FUNGUS on RICE in JAPAN

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there are well over 100 gibberellins, which are abbreviated to
GA
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growth retardants
inhibit or block GA
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What is coconut milk?
a liquid endosperm
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Cytokinins are
various stimulants to cell division
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cytokinins are synthesized in
root tips and germinating seeds
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if auxin is present during the cell cycle, cytokinins _____.....
promote cell division by speeding up the progression from the G2 phase to the mitosis phase, but no such effect takes place in the absence of auxin
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cytokinins also play a role in
enlarging of cells, differentiation of tissues, the development of chloroplasts, the stimulation of cotyledon growth and the delay of aging in leaves, as well as many of the growth phenomena that are brough about in auxins and gibberellines
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abscisic acid is abbreviated
ABA
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ABA is synthesized in
plastids, apparently from carotenoid pigments
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ABA is particularly common in ______ ______, where it...….
ABA is particularly common in fleshy fruits, where it prevents seeds from germinating while they are still on the plant
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Thigmomorphogenesis
responses that are controlled by touch
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Calmodulin
constitutes up to 2% of a plasma membrane and is activated when it binds to calcium
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Fruits that respond to ethylene usually have a major increase in ___________ before ripening occurs
respiration
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The accompanying major increase in respiration is called
climacteric
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fruits that exhibit the respiration phenomena in response to ethylene are called
climacteric fruits
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oligosaccharins
released from cell walls by enzymes, influence cell differentiation, reproduction, and growth in plants
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Senescence
the breakdown of cell components and membranes that eventually leads to the death of a cell
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nutations
movements resulting primarily from internal stimuli
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Nodding movements
seen in the legume family. A crook is formed in the hypocotyl, which exhibits a slow nodding movement as the seedling pushes through the soil
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twining movements
occur when cells in the stems of climbing plants elongate to differing extents, and a shrinking of cells on the other side, causing a visible spiral effect
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contraction movements
seen in roots that pull plant deeper into soil
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nastic movements
non directional movements
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tropisms
movements that are permanent resulting from external stimuli
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Tropisms can be divided into 3 phases
1. In the initial PERCEPTION PHASE, the organ receives a greater stimuli on one side 2. Then, TRANSDUCTION occurs, during which one or more hormones become unevenly distributed across the organ 3. Finally, ASSYMETRIC GROWTH occurs as a result of greater cell elongation on one side
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Positive phototropism
plant bends toward light
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negative phototropism
plant bends away from light
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the shoots exhibit ________ phototropism, while the roots are either insensitive to light or ________ phototropic
Positive phototropism=shoots | negatively phototropic=roots
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Gravitropisms
growth responses to the stimulus of gravity
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the primary roots of plants are __________ gravitropic while the shoots of plants are __________ gravitropic
roots: positively gravitropic shoots: negatively gravitropic
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What does a clinostat do?
uses a motor and wheel to rotate a potted plant slowly about a horizontal axis
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statoliths
gravity sensors
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thigmotropism
a plant or plant part's response to contact with a solid object Ex: squash vines wrapping on strings
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hydrotropism
movement in response to water
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chemotropism
movement in response to chemicals
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thermotropism
movement in response to temperature
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traumotropism
movement in response to wounding/trauma
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electrotropism
movement in response to electricity
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skototropism
movement in response to darkness
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aerotropism
movement in response to oxygen
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geomagnetotropism
movement in response to magnetic forces
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turgor movements result from
changes in internal water pressure and are often, but not always, initiated by contact with objects outside of the plant
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The cells concerned with turgor movement
may be located in parenchyma tissue of the cortex or PULVINI, special swellings located at the bases of leaves or leaflets
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Circadian rhythms
folding and unfolding of leaves which takes place during normal day cycles Ex: Prayer Plant
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Solar tracking
leaves often twist on their petioles and orient themselves perpendicular to a light source
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Some scientists have referred to solar tracking movements as ____________
heliotropism
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Water conservation movements
Bulliform cells in leaves lose their turgor in times of drought and roll up on themselves
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Taxis
a type of movement using flagella or cilia that moves a plant toward or away from stimuli
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flagella
whiplike appendages
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cilia
short, whiplike appendages
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An example of a chemotaxic response is
sperm swimming toward a chemical being released from the spot where fertilization can occur
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photoperiodism
length of night is related to onset of flowering
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short day plants
plants that will not flower unless the day length is shorter than the critical length
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long day plants
plants that will not flower unless periods of light are longer than the critical length
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intermediate day plants
will not flower if the days are too short or too long
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day neutral plants
will flower under any amount as light as long as they receive the minimum amount they need
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phytochrome
a light sensitive pigment that can affect the ability for a plant to flower
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Phytochrome appears in two forms
Pred and Pfarred
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etiolated oat seedlings are....
spindly and pale from having been grown in the dark
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cryptochromes
respond to blue light
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thermoperiodism
a plant's growth is effected by temperature
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dormancy
a period of growth inactivity
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Quiescence
a seed cannot germinate unless environmental conditions normally required for growth are present

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