Practical Flashcards
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Chromoplast
Fat soluble pigment
Amyloplasts
Store starch
Leucoplasts
White no color
Store oils
In tomato where is pigment?
Chromoplasts
What kind of plast does potato have?
Amyloplasts
Where are Leucoplasts usually found?
Around the nucleus
Druses
Crystals of calcium oxalate
Diamonds/stars
Raphide
Calcium oxalate
Needles
Defense against herbivores
Trichomes
Modified dermal hairs
Protect plant against herbivores
Glandular Trichomes
Release toxic chemicals to protect from herbivores
Function of Trichomes
Retention of moisture
Shade
Rhoea
Stomates
Which is larger xylem or phloem?
Xylem
Totipotent
From a single cell generating a whole new plant. Goes through mitosis
Medium used for potting soil
Peat
Perlite
Vermiculite
Organic compost
Vermiculite
Holds water
Peat
Dead moss
Perlite
Air sources
Another name for vitamin C
Ascorbate
Function of vitamin C
Antioxidant
Reducing Agent
Name some oxidizers and what they do
Hydrogen peroxide
Superoxide
Pull electrons and protons and damage DNA
Vitamins
Cofactor for enzymes in the immune system
What does vitamin C help with?
Blood clotting
Immune system
How many enzymes are used to make vitamin C?
6