Plant Structure
What is the difference between gynoecium and androecium parts in a flower.
The gynoecium is the female parts of the flower and the androecium is the male parts of the flower
Who developed the forerunner of our taxonomy system.
Name 4 types of plant defenses.
Scents, oils, thorns, thick/waxy skin
What hormone helps balance blood sugar levels.
Insulin
What are the two types of reproduction.
Asexual and sexual
What does the purpose of the xylem and phloem
The xylem brings water and minerals from the roots to the leaves, the phloem transports sap.
Animal, plant, and minerals
2 main ways animals use chemicals to defend themselves.
Animals can synthesize toxin using their own bodies or they can accumulate toxins from the food they eat.
What is homeostasis.
It is the maintenance of the internal environment within tolerable limits.
What's the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.
Asexual has one parent sexual has two
What are the four main parts of a typical flower
calyx, corolla, androecium, gynoecium
What are the three domains.
Eukarya, archaea, and bacteria
What is the purpose of smells in plants.
To provide protection reproduction, food.
What is the difference between positive and negative feedback.
Negative feedback is when the body reverses the direction of change and positive feedback continues to go away from the norm.
What is a prokaryotic microorganism.
An organism that has no nucleus
What are the two stages in the lifecycle of plants
Gametophyte and sporophyte stage
What are the taxonomy groups used for Binomial Nomenclature.
Genus, species
Difference between poisonous and venomous.
Poisonous is you have to eat it, venomous is it has to bite you.
What is the difference between taxis and tropism.
Taxis is the movement in response to a stimulus, tropism is a growth in response to stimulus
What is a diploid.
A unique offspring that comes from two haploids
What are the calyx and corolla known as together.
Perianth
Name the taxonomy groups in order
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is difference between Batesian and Mullerian mimicry.
Batesian is when a edible resembles a poisonous model, two poisonous organisms look the same.
What is thigmotropism.
Growth in response to physical contact/touch
What does homozygous chromosome Z result in for avian.
It results in a male