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Unit 2 - C4 CAM, Pop Growth Flashcards

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In what part of photosynthesis is water used?

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in the light reactions - photosystem II

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What does water break apart into when it is oxidized by chlorophyll?

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1/2O2, 2H+, 2e-

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Where do the products from water splitting go?

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1/2O2: escapes as O2 through the stomata
2H+: stay in the lumen until they travel through ATP synthase
2e-: 1 electron is taken up by chlorophyll+

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Can the Calvin cycle run at night?

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no because the products of the light reactions ATP and NADPH are used to power the Calvin cycle & the Calvin cycle needs a constant supply of these products

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____% of the plants on Earth undergo “normal photosynthesis”

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90

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What is the tradeoff that comes with normal photosynthesis?

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fast growth = water loss
-bigger leaves, grow fast (high RGR)
-smaller leaves, grows slower (high WUE)

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What is another name for normal photosynthesis? Why?

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C3 photosynthesis; CO2 is fixed into a 3 C sugar initially

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What are 2 major problems of photosynthesis?

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(1) in order to get CO2 for photosynthesis, plants need gas exchange (open stomata –> transpiration)
(2) Rubisco (enzyme that fixes/reduces CO2) can also fix/reduce O2

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When Rubisco fix/reduces O2 instead of CO2, what happens instead of the Calvin cycle?

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photorespiration

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What are 2 reasons why photorespiration is bad?

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(1) wastes/consumes ATP
(2) instead of producing sugar, CO2 is released

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Under what conditions does Rubisco bind to O2 instead of CO2 & therefore undergo a lot of photorespiration?

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(1) when it is hot
(2) when there’s not a lot of CO2 available

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When is intercellular CO2 low?

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when stomata are closed - when its dry & water is scarce; cells are flaccid and seal up the stomata

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What specific environmental conditions facilitate photorespiration?

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hot, dry conditions

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What are long term solutions to photorespiration?

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plants have evolved forms of photosynthesis that avoid the Rubisco-O2 problem–C4 and CAM photosynthesis

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What do C4 and CAM do in particular to avoid the Rubisco-O2 problem?

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instead of converting CO2 into a 3C sugar (PGA), they first fix CO2 into a 4C sugar called MALATE

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How does C4 photosynthesis separate C-fixation from the Calvin cycle?

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spatially

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In C4 photosynthesis, Rubisco _____ comes into contact with _____ (no photosrespiration).

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NEVER; O2

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In C4 photosynthesis, what happens in the mesophyll cell?

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light reactions & CO2 is fixed into 4C malate

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In C4 photosynthesis, what happens in the bundle sheath cell?

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Calvin cycle

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What type of cells are cut off from all gas exchange happening at the surface of the leaf and are therefore responsible for Rubisco never coming into contact with O2?

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bundle sheath cells

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What happens in C4 photosynthesis once malate is moved from the mesophyll cell to the bundle sheath cell?

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malate is then converted back into CO2 to be used as normal in the Calvin cycle

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Does C4 photosynthesis limit water loss?

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not really

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Under what conditions is C4 photosynthesis ideal?

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when its hot, but there is enough water around

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Under what conditions is CAM photosynthesis ideal?

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when its hot and dry

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How do CAM plants limit water loss?
they only open their stomata at NIGHT
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_____ plants: -aloe, pineapples, orchid, cacti
CAM
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Why do CAM plants open their stomata only at night?
to limit water loss; they only open when its wetter and cooler than normal
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Where does CAM photosynthesis take place?
ALL in the mesophyll cells
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What do CAM plants do with malate?
take in CO2 at night & convert it to malate & store it in the vacuole until the sun comes up
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Where do CAM plants store malate?
in the vacuole
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During the day, what happens to the malate stored in the vacuole of CAM plants?
its converted back into CO2 for use in the Calvin cycle
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In CAM photosynthesis, does Rubisco always have access to adequate CO2 (even if stomata are closed)?
yes
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Does Rubisco come into contact with O2 at all during CAM photosynthesis?
yes
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How does CAM photosynthesis divide C-fixation and the Calvin cycle?
temporally
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Is CAM photosynthesis efficient?
not very efficient, slow growth of plants & lots of energy spent
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What requires more energy C4, CAM, or C3/normal photosynthesis?
C4 & CAM are more energy intensive than C3 photosynthesis
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How is temperature related to the prevalence of C4 species?
directly/increasing
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How do you expect the prevalence of C4 plants to change in the future given climate change?
increased survivorship; rainfall is variable but places with more rain will benefit C4 species
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Are there more C4 or CAM photosynthesis plants?
C4
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What organisms are classic r-selected in the Sonoran Desert?
scorpion, big-headed ants
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What organisms are classic k-selected in the Sonoran Desert?
cougar, pronghorn
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Parental investment of K-selected organisms?
lots / high
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Offspring # of k-selected organisms?
few
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Time to maturity for k-selected organisms?
long
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Lifespan of k-selected organisms?
long
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Size of k-selected organisms?
large
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Energy cost of k-selected organisms?
high / energetically intense offspring
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K-selected organisms are often viewed as few "_______" offspring.
expensive
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Parental investment of r-selected organisms?
little
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Time to maturity of r-selected organisms?
short / early maturity
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Life expectancy of r-selected organisms?
short
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Size of r-selected organisms?
small
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Energy cost per r-selected offpsring?
low
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R-selected organisms are often viewed as many "_____" offspring.
cheap
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___-selected species have high survivorship.
K
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What is the best example of an organism that has r and k-selected traits?
turtle
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How does a turtle have r and k selected traits?
-no parental care of babies (r) -large offspring pools (r) -large organisms (k) -live a long time (k)
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Describe a type _____ survivorship curve. -very high survivorship to old age -babies live almost until their maximum life expectancy and then there is rapid decline
type I
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Describe a type _____ survivorship curve. -organisms that do not experience age related mortality -straight, negatively sloped line
type II
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Describe a type _____ survivorship curve. -sharp decline right at the beginning -lots of juvenile mortality, BUT if you can make it past a certain age you will usually achieve maximum lifespan
type III
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What survivorship curve best fits k-selected species?
type I
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What are examples of organisms that follow a type I survivorship curve? What do they all have in common?
humans, otters, bears, elephants, whales; they are all k-selected organisms
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What survivorship curve fits neither r nor k selected species?
type II
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What are examples of organisms that follow a type II curve?
songbirds, sparrows
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What are examples of organisms that follow a type III curve? What do they all have in common?
oysters, insects, amphibians; they are all r-selected organisms
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What survivorship curve best fits r-selected species?
type III
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survivorship curve of big horned sheep: -starts off as type III with rapid mortality of young sheep but after the age of 1 year old, most sheep survive until their maximum life expectancy and the curve follows a type I pattern WHY IS THIS? POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS?
-when sheep are young (w/out horns) they are really easy prey BUT after they reach a certain size they are able to defend themselves (grown with horns)
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Do all populations grow at the same rate?
no
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What can be an important factor in the potential rate of increase initially?
the # of offspring an organism has (the lower # the slower start; higher numbers lead to more rapid population growth)
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________: dN/dt - the # of individual added (or lost) to a population in a given time period (year)
population growth rate
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What does dN/dt stand for with regards to population growth rate?
change in population / change in time (final N - initial N / final t - initial t)
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_____: r - the average # of offspring an INDIVIDUAL has over a given time period
per capita growth rate
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How is per capita growth rate different from population growth rate?
population growth: # of individuals added overall per capita growth: # of offspring added PER individual
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What is the term for "how many offspring an individual has per year"?
per capita growth rate
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How does dN/dt relate to r?
dN/dt = r No (intial population)
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What is the term for "change in population per time"?
population growth
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What is the equation for per capita growth rate?
r = population growth rate / No (initial population size)
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Population growth models ______ growth: -no limitations on resources -not sustainable/realistic -J shaped curve
exponential
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How does population growth rate change over time with an exponential growth curve?
constantly increases
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How does per capita growth rate change over time with an exponential growth curve?
it does NOT change; stays constant
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Population growth models _____ growth: -limited resources limit population growth over time -S-shaped curve
logistic growth
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How are you able to tell population growth rate given a graph?
by the slope of the line
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What does a steeper slope suggest about the population growth rate?
a faster pop GR
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What are two ways to interpret a per capita value of 0.1?
(1) 1 in 10 organisms in a population has an offspring every year (2) Each individual will have an offspring every 10 years
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What type of growth curve eventually approaches a carrying capacity K?
logistic growth curve
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_______: the maximum size of a population that an ecosystem can sustain
carrying capacity (K)
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How does population growth rate change over time with a logistic growth curve?
varies greatly, depends on slope of line -starts off slow, speeds up, slows down again
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What would the shape of a graph of population growth rate vs time look like? What does this suggest?
upside down U -start off with a slow growth rate -in the middle, fastest growth rate -end with a slow growth rate
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When is population growth rate the highest for a logistic curve?
at the inflection point
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What equation gives the size of the population where growth rate is the highest?
K / 2 --> inflection point
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What does a negative per capita growth rate suggest?
more individuals are dying than are being born (death rate > birth rate)
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How does per capita growth rate change over time with a logistic growth curve?
varies greatly (can be positive or negative; depending on birth and death rates
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Do the increases in predator & prey populations line up perfectly?
no, there is a lagging effect
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______ feedbacks: -promote changes that lead back toward equilibrium -overshoot, undershoot, overshoot
negative
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What is a classic example of a negative feedback loop?
predator/prey dynamics
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Is prey food availability an important factor in determining a predator-prey cycle?
yes
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How would you best describe the climate of the Sonoran Desert?
hot & dry
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Is precipitation variable in the Sonoran desert?
yes; inter annual variation (VERY unpredictable)
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In what season does the Sonoran Desert get most of its rain?
winter
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When is the growing season for plants in the Sonoran Desert and why?
winter because its wetter & cooler
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What is the general trend in temperature over the years in the SD?
gradually increasing
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What is the general trend in precipitation over the years in the SD?
decreasing (BUT a lot of variability of how much water in different places)
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Why is being close to a water source important in terms of temperature?
water moderates humidity
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When the Sonoran desert DOES get rain, what are the events like?
more INTENSE
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Do hotter temperatures benefit high RGR or high WUE species?
not really
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Which species (High RGR or WUE) will be less negatively impacted if overall there is less water around?
high WUE
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Which species (high RGR or WUE) will be less negatively impacted by large, infrequent rain events?
high RGR
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What is the process by which a species becomes BETTER SUITED to its environment & is the result of natural selection acting upon heritable variation over several generations?
adaptation
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What are some ways in which organisms are adapted to their environment?
in their structure, physiology & genetics, in their locomotion and dispersal, in their means of defense and attack, in their reproduction and development
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What are 3 adaptations that plants have used for low Nitrogen levels? *think Pumice Plain
(1) N-fixing plants - evolutionary evolved relationship; mutualistic interaction; involves bacteria (2) parasitic plants - suck out nutrition from another plant; ex: invasive roots that go into another plant (3) carnivory - plants eat insects; trap & digest them for protein
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What is the main adaptation of welwischia?
dormancy - goes dormant for a long time waiting for it to rain & then comes back to life

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