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what are the two types of transport?

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  • short

- long

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what is short distance transport?

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movement along the radial axis

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what is long distance transport?

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movement up and down a plant organ

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how do short distance osmotic substances move?

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osmotic substances move directly through cell membranes by diffusion

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how do short distance symplastic substances move?

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symplastic substances can only move from cell to cell by plasmodesmata through the cytoplasm

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how do short distance apolplastic substances move?

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not allowed in cell— move outside cells through continuum of cell walls

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how do long distance substances move?

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high to low pressure in the xylem/phloem

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what are the 3 types of water movement?

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  • absorption of water
  • roof pressure
  • transpiration-cohesion-tension theory
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how does the plant absorb water?

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  • absorbed by root hairs from soil to stele

- endodermal cells actively transport minerals/water to stele

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what makes water go through the endodermal cells?

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the casparian strip of the endodermis

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what are the 3 types of water movement?

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  • absorption of water
  • root pressure
  • transpiration-cohesion-tension theory
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how does water get absorbed by the plant?

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  • water goes from root hairs in soil to the stele (osmotically)
  • endodermal cells actively transport minerals/water to stele
  • xylem to leaf
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what makes the water go through the endodermal cells?

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the casparian strip of the endodermis

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what is root pressure?

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water pressure builds up in stele because of mucho concentration of dissolved substances in stele

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how does root pressure work?

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-pressure pushes water up stem (low success)

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root pressure causes what in small plants?

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guttation (dew)

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what are the walls of xylem stiffened with and why?

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lignin to prevent collapse under the negative pressure

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what is the movement of water fueled by?

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evaporation in leaves

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what does the cohesion of water help?

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water molecules stick together in xylem and can be pulled long distances (against gravity)

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how does the T-C-T theory work?

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  • water vapor leaves stomata
  • water in bundle sheath cells replace that
  • water in xylem of vein replace that
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what does the T-C-T theory cause?

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a partial vacuum in the leaf vein and it pulls water up

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what 3 things affect transpiration?

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  • temp (doubles every 10C increase)
  • humidity (hindered if there’s already water in air)
  • air currents (good if the air is blowing the humid air away)
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where do plants not need gas?

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xylem

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what to guard cells do?

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regulate stomata in leaves

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what guard cells are too thicc with water, do they close or open?
open
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when guard cells are NOT too thicc with water, do they open or close?
close
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what ion changes the osmotic pressure in guard cells?
potassium
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what happens when potassium ions are put into guard cells and vice versa?
osmosis of water into the guard cells (h2o follows k+) *when potassium goes out, water goes out too (copy cat ass bitch)
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what drives potassium ions?
active transport (photosynthesis in guard cells)
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what influences the stomata movement? (acronym: WAIT.. Light the Co2) sorry that’s the best acronym i could think of
- water availability - abscisic acid - internal clock - temp - light - co2 concentration
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how does the availability of water affect stomatal movement?
no water=stomata closed
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how does the abscisic acid affect stomatal movement?
binds to guard cell receptors and increases potassium permeability (allows potassium to get the fuck out of the guard cells)
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how does the co2 concentration affect stomatal movement?
closes the guard cells if there’s more co2
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how does the temperature affect stomatal movement?
increase= stomata close because of increased respiration
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how does the light affect stomatal movement?
stomata open because blue light makes potassium feel very welcomed in the stomata community (stimulates K+ import)
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how does the internal clock affect stomatal movement?
stomata could be controlled by internal clock
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what are the 3 plant adaptations?
- xerophytes - deciduous plants - cam plants
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what are xerophytes?
adapted for dryness - thiccc leaves - heavy cuticles - stomata in pits
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what are deciduous plants?
- lose leaves in dry seasons | - stores water in rainy reasons
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what are cam plants?
take in co2 at night (stores as carb) | releases co2 during day while stomata is closed
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what type of minerals are usually taken in?
inorganic (dissolved salt)
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how are minerals taken in?
actively transported in xylem with water to the stele
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how is food transported (translocation)?
pressure-flow-hypothesis
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what are sources and what are sinks? source->sink
source: sugars produced sink: sugar is used
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translocation: sugar is actively transported to the PHLOEM by what/where?
the bundle sheath cells at the source
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translocation: water follows WHAT into the phloem by WHAT
follows sugar by osmosis
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translocation: water pressure builds up in phloem causing what?
the sap gets pushed away from the source
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translocation: if the sugar is being demanded, sugar leaves.. and who the fuck follows?
fuckin water
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translocation creates a what?
low pressure area a who??? low pressure area
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translocation: sap goes from _____ hydrostatic pressure to ___ hydrostatic pressure
high to low
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what at the 4 factors of nutrients in soil?
- mineral content - ph level - humus - symbionts
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what is the mineral content consist of?
- parent rock - size of soil particles - erosion
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what does an acidic ph of soil do?
the hydrogen ions replace other positive ions
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what is humus?
organic material of dead organisms
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what do symbionts do?
allows for better absorption
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what are macro and micro nutrients? (the necessary nutrients)
macro- large amounts needed (Ca, Mg, P) | micro- small amounts needed (Fe, Zn, Mo)
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what are two of the symbionts?
microrrhizae- fungi that extracts nutrients from soil for plants rhizobium- replaces necessary nitrogen (gets carbs from plant in return)
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what are hormones?
chemical messengers that do special things;)
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what are some specific things that hormones do?
they help.. - growth - development - metabolic activity
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what are tropisms?
growth responses due to external stimuli
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what is the difference between negative and positive tropisms?
positive- grows toward stimulus | negative- grows away from stimulus
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young stems have ______ tropisms
positive
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if the stem tip is cut, what happens?
growth response NO HAPPEN
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if the cut stem tip is put in agar and the agar is places on the stem, what happens?
positive tropism!
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what happens if mica is used instead of agar?
no curvature happens
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the response to light is because of what in the stem tip?
auxin
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how do plant hormones work?
they alter what genes are activated/repressed
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what are the 5 plant hormones? (acronym: acaa egg)
- auxin - cytokinins - abscisic acid - ethylene gas - gibberellins
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what is another name for auxins?
indoleacetic acid
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what do auxins do?
- cell elongation - produce fruit without fertilization - herbicide to kill dicots
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what produces auxin?
- young leaves/flowers | - it is also produced in the stem tip and goes to root
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what do auxins do to cellulose fibers?
makes the cell wall loosen so expansion can happen
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what do auxins activate?
10 genes involved with cell growth
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what is apical dominance?
auxin stopping growth and differentiation
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where are gibberellins produced?
- young leaves, young seeds, young roots | - highest concentrations in the young seeds
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what do gibberellins do?
- promotes hyperelongation i’m stems | - stimulates nutrients for embryo growth
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where are cytokinins produced?
roots
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what do cytokinins do?
- releases axillary buds from apical dominance - prevents aging - causes cell division
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what does ethylene gas do?
- ripens fruit - stops cell elongation - regulates leaf loss
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what does abscisic acid do?
- controls leaf loss - stops growth in seeds - closes stomata when the plant has a huge final to study for and it gets stressed
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what is a gravitropism?
response to gravity controlled by auxin
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what do statoliths do?
controls auxin and controls growth
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what is a thigmotropism?
a coiling response to a touch | cells that done touch something continue to elongate
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what is photoperiodism?
response of plant to light and darkness
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what is a day neutral plant?
a plant that doesn’t give a fuck about the sun and flowers whenever it feels like it
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what is a short day plant? (long night)
flower when the light period is short
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what is a long day plant?
flower when the light period is long
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plants detect dark instead of light using what?
phytochromes - red light (sunrise) - dark red light (sunset)
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what is the circadian rhythm?
regular day/night cycles
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what is resetting the clock?
entrainment- modifying external conditions

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