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1
Q

characteristics of living things

A 
highly organized
metabolism/energy use
homeostasis
sensation/response
reproduction/development
adaptation
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order of living things

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subatomic particle -> atoms -> molecules -> organelles -> cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism -> population -> community -> ecosystem -> biosphere

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photosynthesis equation

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light + H20 + CO2 -> O2 + glucose

LEAVES

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cellular respiration equation

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O2 + glucose -> CO2 + H2O + energy (ATP)

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homeostasis

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maintaining relationship between inside and outside (staying the same)

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chemoreceptors

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detect toxins

response= taxis/chemotaxis (increases welfare by moving in opposite direction)

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adaptation

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ability to change in response to environment (long term or short term)

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short term adaptation

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behavioral response:
genetic variation
natural selection
takes time

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long term adaptation

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extinction or evolution (Grand Unifying Theory–GUT)

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autotroph

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feeds itself

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heterotroph

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feeds by eating other things

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12
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structures plant cells have

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cell wall and cell membrane

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structures plant cells don’t have

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nervous system, endocrine system, and excretory system

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protoplast

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membrane and its contents

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rough ER

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ribosomes attached
proteins formed here
everything made against a membrane

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smooth ER

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lipids made here

everything made against a membrane

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mitochondria

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powerhouse of cell (make ATP/energy)

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18
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where are mitochondria most prevalent

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animals: muscle cells
plants: where things are made

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19
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semi-autonomous (mitochondria)

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have their own DNA so they control their own replication

have bacterial ribosomes so they can control their own protein synthesis

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20
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endosymbiont theory

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larger bacteria engulfed smaller bacteria and kept it

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21
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3 kinds of plastids

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chloroplast
chromoplast
leukoplast

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22
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chloroplast

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semi-autonomous:
more conservative
for the most part they replicate themselves
thylakoid found here

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thylakoid

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contain pigments of photosynthesis

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24
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photosystem

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200-300 pigments working together

energy sent inward

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25
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chlorophyll A

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one in the middle

bright green

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accessory pigments

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surround chlorophyll A

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chlorophyll B

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dark green

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carotenoids

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yellow, orange, or red

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chromoplast

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have inner membrane and no outer membrane
only have carotenoids (Y, O, R)
appear when chloroplast lose chlorophyll and accessory pigments

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leukoplast

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no internal structure and no pigments

involved in synthesis of starch (amyloplasts)

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31
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2 kinds of microbodies

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peroxisomes and glyoxisomes

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peroxisomes

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enzymes inside attack peroxides which are toxic to the plant and must be killed immediately

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33
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glyoxisomes

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found in seeds

convert fat to carbohydrates (needed for germination)

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34
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Vacuole

A

largest organelle!!
fluid filled sac with outer membrane (tonoplast)
filled with cell sap

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35
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cell sap

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stored ions, H2O, and other things

some is specialized (citric acid=citrus fruits)

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36
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anthocyanins

A

blue/purple

antioxidants (found in anything purple or blue)

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37
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golgi complex

A

repackages things and sends them out to be released out of cell wall

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38
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cellulose

A

chain of glucose

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39
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matrix composition

A

pectin, lignin, cutin, and suberin

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40
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pectin

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provides bend

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41
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lignin

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provides strength (like metal rod)

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42
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cutin

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waxy (on top of leaves to make water roll off)

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43
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petiole

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gives plant flex

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44
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suberin

A

like cork (water can’t penetrate)

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45
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middle lamella

A

spaces between 2 connected cells

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46
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plasmodesmata

A

opening in middle lamella connecting 2 cells

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47
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secondary cell wall found in:

A

plants that produce wood

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48
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ground tissues

A

parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma

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49
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parenchyma

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forms masses of plant
capable of division
isodiametric in shape
can be specialized

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50
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chlorenchyma

A

specialized for photosynthesis

has chloroplast around edges

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51
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resin

A

used for sealing wounds

sticky

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52
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copal

A

used to make fire

smells good/repells mosquitos

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53
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chicle

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originally used to make gum

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54
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collenchyma

A

elongated parenchyma cells

in the stem of a growing tree

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55
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sclerenchyma

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found in specialized areas

fibers or sclereids

56
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fiber

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long and skinny

57
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sclereids

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short and stout

extremely thick secondary cell walls (shell of nut)

58
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vascular tissue systems

A

xylem and phloem

59
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xylem

A

carries water and minerals up
“tracheary elements”
made of fibers adapted to movement of water

60
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vessel elements

A

more efficient movement of water can move through these

61
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phloem

A

“sieve elements”
sieve plate
flow of materials from top to bottom

62
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sieve plate

A

allows water to pass through

63
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companion cells

A

provide energy in form of ATP to push sugars through/out

64
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dermal tissue

A

open when turgor pressure is increased

help with release and intake of molecules

65
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trichome

A

hairs that keep insects away and reflect light

66
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nettles

A

long sharp trichomes filled with histimines (cause swelling and itching)

67
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root functions

A

anchorage to ground
absorption
conduction (up through xylem to leaves for photosynthesis)
storage

68
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root systems

A

taproot
fibrous root
adventitious root

69
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taproot

A

leaves above ground with single large root (carrots)

70
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fibrous root

A

tiny little roots below ground with lots of leaves above ground

71
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adventitious

A

roots growing where they don’t usually (from leaves or branches that touch ground)

72
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root specializations

A 
storage
prop roots
pneumatophores
clinging
aerial
haustorial
73
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storage

A

carrots are roots modified for storage

74
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prop roots

A

extra root along stem that help prop it up (corn)

75
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pneumatophores

A

roots going above and below the water surface level

76
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clinging

A

attach to bricks and cling to them

77
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aerial

A

roots hanging from epiphytes on branch of tree

78
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haustorial roots

A

parasitic

go into tree phloem and suck out nutrients (missletoe)

79
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lateral roots

A

branches of root system

80
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root cap

A

protects and detects gravity

81
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meristem

A

region of dividing cells

where new cells are formed

82
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elongating cells

A

push roots farther towards earth

83
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root hairs

A

how water and minerals get in

84
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3 leaf arrangements

A

alternate, opposite, and whorled

85
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alternate

A

leaves in spiral around stem which keeps leaves from blocking photons from other stems

86
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opposite

A

2 leaves coming from 1 node (1 on each side of stem)

87
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whorled

A

3+ leaves coming from one node (all have a bud)

88
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simple blade/simple leaf

A

one leaf on petiole

89
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compound blade/compound leaf

A

multiple leaves coming from petiole

pinnately or palmately compound

90
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difference between pinnately and opposite

A

pinnately has 1 bud

opposite has 2 buds

91
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dicot venation

A

netted venation (either pinnately or palmately netted)

92
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pinnately netted

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1 main vein with many sub veins

93
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palmately netted

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many main veins

94
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monocot venation

A

sessile blade with parallel venation

95
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leaf abscission

A

leaves fall off of trees in the fall and winter

96
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chlorophyll reaction to temp. change

A

very sensitive to temp. change. taken down and stored in roots after being broken down

97
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bundle scars

A

suberin laid down on scar to seal and protect against pathogens and other harmful things when bundle sheath falls off

98
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leaf modifications

A

bud scales, cotyledons, flower parts, spines, tendrils, water storage, flotation, carnivory

99
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bud scales

A

modified leaves to protect delicate tissues of meristem (protect what’s inside)

100
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cotyledons

A

“seed leaf”

leaf modified to store nutrients needed for germination

101
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flower parts

A

leaves modified for reproduction

102
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spines

A

leaves modified for protection (necessary in desert)

103
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tendrils

A

leaves/parts of leaves used for climbing (to help seek sunlight)

104
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water storage

A

succulents (store water in leaves and wilt as they lose water)

105
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flotation

A

open air spaces to help leaves float

106
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carnivory

A

modified to eat insects
live in places with few nutrients and limited nitrogen
digest chitin of exoskeleton (full of nitrogen)

107
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4 main functions of stems

A

support
conduction (water and minerals conducted through stem)
production of new tissue
storage (store carbohydrates)

108
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types of meristems

A

apical and lateral

109
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apical meristem

A

found in all plants
found toward end of root and stems
increase length of plant part with division
primary growth

110
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lateral meristem

A

increase girth of plant (fatter and sturdier)
woody plants
secondary growth

111
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modifications of stems

A

xerophytes
rhizomes
stolon/runner
bulb

112
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xerophytes

A

adapted to dry conditions (stems do photosynthesis and store water)

113
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rhizomes

A

underground connection

114
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stolon/runner

A

above ground connection

115
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bulb

A

below ground (onion)

116
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3 ways of protection

A

thorn
spine
prickle

117
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thorn

A

stem

118
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spine

A

leaf

119
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prickle

A

trichome

120
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vascular cambium

A

gives us wood

thick walled vessels to carry water

121
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2 parts of vascular cambium

A

fasicular cambium and interfasicular cambium

122
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cork

A

gives us bark

123
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heartwood

A

middle non functioning part

124
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sapwood

A

outer functioning part

125
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fusiform initials

A

xylem rings

126
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ray initials

A

cells going out from middle

carry waste to the center

127
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what makes rings appear

A

contrast between the years spring wood and summer wood

128
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dendrochromology

A

record of climate patterns on tree rings

129
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transverse cut

A

straight up and down cut

see rings with rays going outward

130
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tangential cut

A

“plain-sawn wood”
cheaper and used in construction
parabola look

131
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radial cut

A

“quarter-sawn wood”
more expensive and used for furnishing
vertical lines with small perpendicular lines

132
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periderm/bark layers

A

phloem, phelloderm, phellogen, phellum

133
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easiest way to hurt tree

A

hurt bark

134
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phelloderm

A

alive

135
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phellogen

A

same thing as cork cambium

136
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phellum

A

dead

water repellent and tough

137
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lenticels

A

found under stomata
become stomate of woody plant
allow gasses across
oriented side to side

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