Vocab
Types of Diseases
Transport in Plants
Random
100
What is atherosclerosis?
A disease characterized by the accumulation of plaque on artery walls
100
What can cause plaque to build up in your arteries walls?
IF you smoke,have high blood pressure, or have high cholesterol levels
100
This is the mechanism that transports sucrose and organic material through the phloem of the plant
What is translocation
100
What are the three signs of a stroke that you should call 911 if you are experiencig them?
- pressure, fullness, squeezing, or aching in the chest area
-pain spreading to arms, neck, jaw, abdomen, or back
-chest discomfort, with shortness of breath, lightheaded feeling, sweating, nausea, or vomiting
200
What is angina?
Chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough oxygen.
200
What are 4 different heart diseases?
Angina Pectoris, Arrhythmia, Heart Attack, and Congestive Heart Failure
200
Translocation always moves sucrose from a ____ to a _____
Source to a sink
200
The process of osmosis acts between concentration gradients from a concentration of...
high to low
300
What is another name for irregular heartbeats?
Arrhythmias
300
What is another name for high blood pressure?
Hypertension
300
The phloem is a tissue that transports sugar from the leaves to the roots underground which is the opposite of the....
Xylem
300
Drugs know as ____ ____ can break up a clot and restore the normal flow of blood to the brain.
Clot Busters
400
What is an acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted?
A Stroke
400
What is arteriosclerosis?
hardened arteries with reduced elasticity
400
These three main factors play a role in the cohesion-tension model
Transpiration, adhesion and cohesion
400
In a plant, what tissue(s) is/are specially adapted to transport sucrose?
D
500
What type of disease can not be transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment?
Noncommunicable Disease
500
What is a CVD?
Cardiovascular Disease
500
What is the name of the structure that provides sugar to sieve tubes?
Companion cell.
500
These are a some examples as to how transpiration is caused (only have to give one)
Dry air, heat, and wind