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Seed leaves are also known as
cotlyledons
A plant embryo; has food supply encased in a protective covering
seed
A plant life cycle that has both the multicellular diploid form, as well as the haploid form
Alternation of generations
A gamete-producing plant; multiclellular haploid phase of a plant life cycle
Gametophyte
Plant that produces seeds that are exposed
Gymnosperms
Living vascular tissue that carries sugar and organic substances throughout a plant
Phloem
Diploid, or spore-producing phase of an organism
Sporophyte
Flowering plant; forms seeds inside a protective chamber called an ovary
Angiosperms
Xylem
Structure containing one or more matured ovaries
Fruit
In classification the three domains are
Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea
The number of kingdoms in classification
Six
Science of classification
taxonomy
Scientist who is credited for the present system of classification
Linnaeus
The seven main divisions in classification
Kingdom, Phyla,Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species
Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes
rRNA
A condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes
polyploidy
Carries copies of the instructions from assembling amino acids from DNA to the rest of the cell
mRNA
Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
tRNA
Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
Transcription
Long strands of amino acids which are involved in making proteins
Polypeptides
Group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorposrated into a protein
Codon
An agent that causes genetic change
mutagen
These molecules are produced during transcription
RNA molecules
Protein molecule around which DNA is tightly coiled in chromatin
Histone