Roots
these structures, found in the zone of maturation, increase surface area for water uptake
What are root hairs?
two colors that chlorophyll is best at absorbing
What are red and blue?
name of the theory of xylem water transport
What is transpiration-cohesion-tension theory?
Staminate and carpellate flowers on different plants
What are monoecious plants?
the waxy layer on the endodermis that prevents the apoplastic pathway from entering the vascular tissue
What is the Casparian strip?
Rubisco's full name
What is ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase?
the most commonly used metric to compare cavitation resistance among species
What is P50?
Flowers that are bilaterally symmetrical
What are zygomorphic flowers?
the phenomenon in which some roots perform one function while others have a different role
What is division of labor?
photosynthetic pathway that maximizes photosynthetic rates at high temperatures
What is C4?
phloem moves sugars from the source to the ______
What is the sink?
The male gametophyte is this structure in flowers
What is a pollen grain/pollen?
these roots do not arise from preexisting roots or the radicle
What are adventitious roots?
phenomenon that increase the ATP produced relative to NADPH in the light reactions
What is cyclic phosphorylation?
this aspect of pit pores has a big impact on the plant's cavitation resistance
What is size/diameter?
Flowers that lack either stamens or carpels
What is an imperfect flower?
the inactive central region in the root apical meristem
What is the quiescent center?
for a C3 plant: if the lights are turned ON and it is very HOT and the plant is taking in more O2 than normal, this is probably happening
What is photorespiration?
This type of water potential describes water's attraction to soil particles
What is matric potential?
Trait (not flowers) that is universal in angiosperms but absent in gymnosperms
What is double fertilization?