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Monocots

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  • 1 cotyledon
  • usually herbaceous
  • parallel veins in leaves
  • scattered vascular bundles
  • fibrous root system
  • hypogeal germination
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Dicots

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  • 2 cotyledons
  • herbaceous/woody
  • netted veins in leaves
  • vascular bundles in ring
  • taproot system
  • epigeal germination
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epidermis

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outer, protective cell layer on stems/leaves

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waxy cuticle

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helps retain water

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stomata

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allows co2 in and O2 out

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vascular

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conducting tissue

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xylem

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water and nutrients through the plant

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phloem

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sucrose - FOOD

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ground tissue

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composes bulk of the plant- pith and cortex

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meristems

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areas of actively dividing cells

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apical

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responsible for growth at tip of shoot or root

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intercalary

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in grasses, responsible for growth of stem internodes and leaves

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axillary

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responsible for development of buds for branches or flowers

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roots

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  • anchor the shoot in soil
  • support upright growth of stems
  • absorb minerals and water
  • provide storage of energy reserves
  • taproot or fibrous
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stems

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  • primary supporting structure
  • conduit for movement of water, nutrients, and photosynthesis products
  • also conduct photosynthesis and store energy
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modified stems

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rhizomes- underground

stolons- soil surface

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leaves

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  • main site for photosynthesis and transpiration
  • monocots - sheath, blade, and collar
  • dicots - blade and petiole/simple or compound
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flowers

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  • modified leaves
  • stamen, pistil, petal, and sepal
  • complete or incomplete
  • perfect or imperfect
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inflorescences

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  • arrangement of flowers
  • spike- main stalk - wheat, barley, rye
  • panicle- branched pattern (monocots) - sorghum, rice
  • raceme- branched pattern (dicots) - soybean, alfalfa
  • umbel- pedicels form single location - onion, parsley
  • head- disk (develop seed) and ray (attract insects) flowers -sunflower, dandelion
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fruit

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ripened or mature ovary containing the seed or seeds

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seeds

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mature, fertilized ovules or eggs within the ovary

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seed germination

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dormancy must be broken

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epigeal

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cotyledons above surface

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hypogeal

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cotyledons remain below surface

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photosynthesis
- process in which energy from sunlight is converted to chemical energy - takes places in the chloroplast
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chemical reaction of photosynthesis
6CO2 + 12H20 + sunlight ---> C6H1206 + 6H20
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light reactions
- 1st part of photosynthesis - only ones actually requiring light - photons strike and set off chain reactions - produces ATP and NADPH
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carbon fixation
- CO2 diffuses through stomata into chloroplast - NADPH and ATP power reduction of CO2 to simple sugars - want ribisco to catch carbon
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CAM
- uses the C4 pathway at night and C3 pathway in the day | - adapted to hot temps
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C4
- uses C4 and C3 pathways | - adapted to hot temps
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C3
- no distinct bundle sheath - rubisco - photorespiration - wheat, cotton, peanut, alfalfa, potato
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C4
- bundle sheath cells - PEP carboxylase + rubisco - corn, sorghum, millet, switchgrass, big bluestem - most effecient
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Respiration
- conversion of sugars from photosynthesis to energy for use in metabolism - occurs in both the cytoplasm and mitochondria - C6H1206 + 6CO2 ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
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Transpiration
- process of water loss from stomata - cooling of the plant - movement of nutrients within the plants - nutrient uptake
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evapotranspiration
-total water use by a plant
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symbiotic nitrogen fixation
- process that makes atmospheric nitrogen available to plants - common trait for legumes - symbiotic relationship: legumes & bacteria
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photoperiodism
- reaction of plants to changing lengths of the days - involves the pigment phytochrome that sense changes in red and far red light - changes everyday
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flowering response
- short day plants: spring or fall-flowering (corn, soybean, rice, peanut) - long day plants: spring or summer flowering (wheat, flax, canola, alfalfa, sugar beet) - day neutral: based on age or amount of growth (petunia, cucumbers, tomatoes, tobacco)
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vernalization
the cold period certain plants must go under to trigger flowering
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growth
irreversible increase in weight or size due to increase join number and size of cells
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development
when plants transition from germination, seedling, vegetative, flowering, and seed
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annual
complete life cycle in one year or one growing season
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biennial
complete life cycle in two growing seasons
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perennial
persist for three or more years or growing seasons
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pseudo-annual
perennial and biennial plants managed as annuals
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ag biotechnology
scientific techniques used to create or transform plants
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repro in plants
- via seeds - sexually reproducing plants are either self or cross pollinated or mix - mode of reproduction of crops determines breeding methods
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basic genetics
- cell nucleus contains chromosomes that control inheritance - chromosomes made up of DNA - chromosomes occur in pairs - alleles and genes
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genotype
total genetic makeup
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phenotype
- due to genotype, environment and their interaction | - physical appearance
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heritability
proportion of phenotype controlled by genetic factors
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qualitative traits
discrete, controlled by one or few genes
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quantitative traits
more complex, controlled by several genes
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yield complex quantitative trait
selection for disease and insect resistance, competitiveness, and drought tolerance
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quality traits
starch fermentation characteristics or forage digestibility
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harvestability
specific crop modifications to reduce loss
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persistance
enhanced survivability over the long term
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self-pollinated plants
- usually homozygous | - common methods of breeding include pedigree selection or mass selection
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cross-pollinated plants
- heterozygous - can use mass selection - hybridization most commonly used
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genetic engineering
- uses gene transformation to transfer genes of interest - transfer occurs via bacterium or gene gun - used for qualitative traits like herbicide and disease resistance
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GMOs - GOOD
- biological pest resistance (bt corn) - herbicide tolerance (roundup) - adaptation to environmental stresses (salts) - desirable functional characteristics (shelf life) - desirable nutritional characteristics (golden rice)
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GMOs - BAD
- overall safety unsure - long term impact on human health unknown - outcross with weedy relatives - unintended effects on non-target organisms - pests may develop resistance to technology - economic and religious issues
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traditional breeding
- years to release variety - transfers many genes - uses only genes of same or related species - not prohibited
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genetic engineering
- faster release of varieties - transfers few genes of interest - can use genes from any species - prohibited in some countries

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