Plant Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology
1st half of the semester
Terms
100

Plant part where photosynthesis occurs.

Leaves

100

Type of plant that Mendel used in his famous experiment.

Pea

100

Cell division resulting in the same number of chromosomes

Mitosis

100

Elements of a test that remain constant throughout an entire experiment

Controlled variables

100

An individual's genetic makeup.

Genotype

200

Non-vascular, seedless plant group that is the major flora in inhospitable environments.

Bryophytes

200

Strings of these form proteins

Amino acids

200

Organelle that modifies proteins made by ribosomes

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

200

Animal group that contains insects

Hexapoda

200

Programmed cell death

Apoptosis
300

Plant tissue that transports sugars and proteins.

Phloem

300
A type of mutation that results in zero changes to amino acids.

Silent mutation

300

1. All living things are composed of one or more cells.

2. The cell is the basic unit of life.

3. New cells arise from existing cells.

The three tenets of cell theory
300

Organ system that plays a role in growth, metabolism, and sexual reproduction; uses hormones as chemical messengers

Endocrine system

300

Small openings in leaves through which gas exchange occurs

Stomata

400

The type of life cycle that plants follow

Alternation of generations

400

A process that occurs during prophase I of meiosis where genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes, resulting in genetic diversity.

Recombination

400

Chemical messengers in cellular communciation

Ligands

400

Males and females of the same species look different

Sexual dimorphism

400

A=T, C=G

Chargaff's rule

500

Group of plants with exposed seeds

Gymnosperms

500

Zygosity that's always used in a test cross

Homozygous recessive

500

Mitosis will not progress past this point if the cell is not the proper size, does not have the correct protein reserves, or has any replicated DNA that is damaged.

G2 checkpoint

500

The process to restore an ecosystem after an environmental disturbance.

Secondary succession

500

Adenine and guanine

Purines