Plant Biology
The process that plants use to convert sunlight to energy is this
What is Photosynthesis?
The Herbarium is defined as
What is the Library of Dried Plants?
DNA stands for
What is Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid?
There are two pathways within metabolism. Name the pathway that breaks large molecules into smaller ones
What is Catabolism?
Name the building our classes are held in
What is the Integrated Sciences Building (ISB)?
The carnivorous plant we learned about in class
What is the Venus Flytrap?
The label on the herbarium sheet that identifies who collected the sample
What is the Collector's Name?
The four bases of DNA
What are Adenine (A), Thiamine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G)?
Metabolomics is the study of metabolites. Name the study of DNA
What is Genomics?
Name the major of all three teachers
What is Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)?
The system within plants that transports water and minerals from the roots to the stems
What is the Xylem?
The first step in preserving a plant specimen
What is Drying the Plant?
The common household items used to break open strawberry cells (Hint: what is the DNA extraction liquid made out of?)
What are Dish Soap, Salt, and Water?
There are two types of metabolites. Name the type that is essential for an organism’s growth, development, and reproduction.
What is a Primary Metabolite?
Name the two teachers who live in MA and the one who lives in CT
Who is Analee and Aimon (MA), Dhivya (CT)?
The name of the above ground stems/shoots connecting neighboring plants in asexual reproduction
What is the Stolons/Roots?
The two parts make up a plant’s scientific name
What are Genus and Species?
After breaking open the cells, this is used to make the DNA visible as a stringy, white substance
What is Rubbing Alcohol?
The technique used to identify metabolites
What is Mass Spectroscopy?
Name your teachers from youngest to oldest
Who are Aimon, Analee = Dhivya?
The name of the aquatic plant that land plants evolved from
What is Green Algae Prosit?
The approximate number of type specimens are in the UMass Herbarium
What is >1,200?
Strawberries are used in DNA extraction experiments instead of other fruits because
What is Strawberries have multiple copies of each chromosome (octoploid), making their DNA easier to see and extract?
Metabolites that are markers for cancer have this specific name
What is an Oncometabolite?
Name your tour guides from the Ma Lab and the Herbarium
Who are Rachel and Dr. Seidler?