Plant Body
Cell Physiology
Transformation, Propagation, & Hormones
Stems
Leaves
100
What are the 4 main organs of Angiosperms?
stems, leaves, roots, and flowers
100
What is the function of the vacuole?
water storage
100
Why did you wash your hands thoroughly and spray your skin with ethanol before beginning the experiment?
Limit contamination
100
What is the outermost tissue called?
Epidermis
100
How are monocot and dicot leaves different?
Dicots- have blade and petiole, pinnate or palmate venation
Monocots- have blade and sheath, parallel venation
200
What is the protective outer covering of a seed called?
Teste
200
What effect do Rhaphides have on predators?
Deter predators because they are sharp and taste bad.
200
What is the name of the instrument used to measure diameter/thickness of your plants?
Calipers
200
The Vascular Bundles are made up of what two tissue types?
Xylem and Phloem
200
What is is called when veins originate from a central point?
palmate venation
300
What is the pore through which sperm gains access to the egg?
Micropyle
300
What is the difference/similarities between osmosis and diffusion?
similarities- travel from high concentration to low concentration
differences- diffusion is the movement of solutes, and osmosis is the movement of liquid (usually water)
300
From what other organ do the roots originate?
Stem
300
What type of cells have simple pits and tapered ends?
Fiber cells
300
What are the 3 types of leaf arrangements in dicots?
Alternate, opposite, and whorled
400
What is a meristem?
Group of externally juvenile cells; produce new cells and growth of the plant
400
What is an amyloplast?
a plastid specialized for storing starch in a plant.
400
What plant hormone initiates root formation?
Auxin (IAA)
400
What kind of cells contributes to the gritty texture of fruits?
Sclereids (AKA: stone cells)
400
What is one (of many) features of Gymnosperm leaves that enable it to live in low-moisture environments?
- reduced leaf size
- thick cuticle
- veins in center of leaf (better insulation)
-fewer stomates (decrease water loss)
500
What is a node?
Site on a stem where leaves attach.
500
Using the people in your group, act out Brownian Motion and then describe what it is.
Random movement of molecules due to kinetic energy in the molecule
500
Where is Agrobacterium tumefaciens found in nature?
Soils
500
What function does the Cladode stem modification serve? What is an example that has a cladode?
- Photosynthesis
-Cactus or Starfish flower
500
What leaf type is this( ____phytic)? What type of environment has it adapted to live in?
-Hydrophytic leaf
-adapted for submerged/inundated environments