Exam 1 Flashcards
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autotrophic
uses sunlight to create and store own food
sclerenchyma (func + characteristics)
support, defense, water movement,
thin 1° cell wall, thick 2° cell wall, dead at maturity
types of Sclerenchyma cells
Sclerids and fibers
sclereid cells
Sclerenchyma cell type, isodiametric, mostly defensive, sometimes structural support. wears down grazers teeth
fiber cells
elongated, support, defense, modified for H2O movement (around xylem and phloem)
collenchyma (func+traits)
flexible support, young stems, thick 1° wall, elongate cells, alive at maturity, honeycomb appearance with gluey color when unstained
prokaryotes
no membrane-bound organelles
ex. bacteria and archaea (cyanobacteria)
eukaryotes
membrane-bound organelles
ex. animals, fungi, plants
symplast
living body (inside cell)
apoplast
dead body (cell walls)
parenchyma (func+traits)
“everything” cell, thin 1° cell wall, isodiametric, physiological cell, “to pour”, alive at maturity
Types of Parenchyma
- chlorenchyma
- secretory
- storage cells
- meristematic
- boundary/epidermis
- arenchyma
chlorenchyma cells
- type of Parenchyma cell
- chloroplast-containing cells
- photosynthetic
- found in leaves, stems, sometimes bark/fruit
secretory cells
- type of parenchyma cell
- external or internal defensive/protective
mechanisms: - resin ducts
- laticifers
- oil glands
storage cells
- type of parenchyma cell
- storage of water, starch, oil, metabolites (looks like soap bubbles under microscope)
meristematic cells
- type of parenchyma cell
- ability to divide: rapid cell growth for shoots, root tips, and growth rings
proplastid
“before” or “first” body. starting point found in all living cells
chromoplast
“color body” - stores pigments
chloroplast
“green body” - active photosynthesis
amyloplast
“starch body” - stores starch
boundary cell
- type of parenchyma cell
- separates tissues or organ from environment
- most common: epidermis
aerenchyma cell
- type of parenchyma cell
- create LARGE air spaces to move gasses, typically O, or reduce organ mass
differentiation
- to become different through several mechanisms
- from less specialized > more specialized
dedifferentiation
- structure becomes less different
- reverts (more special -> less special)