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Botany Test 1
Botany Test 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/25/2011

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Taxonomy
Definition
ID & classification of plants; or systematics.
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Morphology
Definition
The structures of plants including their evolution & development.
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Anatomy
Definition
Cells & tissues that make up plant structures.
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Plant Physiology
Definition
Study of processes like photo synthesis & mineral nutrition.
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Geography
Definition
The study of plants & their relationships with the environment.
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Cytology
Definition
Individual cells studies.
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Aristotle
Definition
He started the Botanical gardens.
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Theophrastus
Definition
Wrote the History of Plants, started ecology.
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Disoscorides
Definition
Classified plants as Minot or Dicot.
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Hooke
Definition
discovered cells.
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Leeuwenhoek
Definition
found bacteria and sperm.
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Van Helment
Definition
Had a willow tree and found out that trees above ground had more mass than the root system.
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Linacus
Definition
Started Genius and Species and scientific names.
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Bacteria, Eucharia, Archia
Definition
the 3 Domains
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Recongnize a question, Develope a hypothesis, Preform and experiment, Analyze the data, Share the knowledge
Definition
Scientific Method steps
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Inductive reasoning
Definition
Uses specific examples to draw a general conclusion.
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Deductive reasoning
Definition
operates from generalities to specifics and can make relationships among data more apparent.
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Amino group, Carboxyl group, Hydrogen
Definition
What are Amino acids made of?
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Definition
Amino acids have?
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16 Carbons
Definition
Fatty acids has how many Carbons?
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C,H,O
Definition
Carbohydrates have what in a one to two ratio.
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Chloroplast
Definition
Fruits do not have what?
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Archea bacteria
Definition
they have no nucleus
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Nucleus
Definition
Contains DNA and is the control center of the cell.
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Chloroplast
Definition
The site of photosynthesis, contains chlorophyll.
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Vacuole
Definition
A fluid-filled, membrane-bounded sac within the the cytoplasm.
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Cytoplasm
Definition
maintain shape of the cell, general cellular contents.
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Plasma membrane
Definition
the living surface membrane of a cell that allows things in and out.
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Cell Wall
Definition
A rigid supporting wall exterior the membrane.
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Chromatin
Definition
complex of DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes.
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ER
Definition
An interconecting organelle of membranes. Lipid synthesis.
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Rough ER
Definition
interconecting membrane with ribosomes. Protein synthesis.
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Ribosomes
Definition
the site of protein synthesis.
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Golgi Apparatus
Definition
composed of a stack of flattened membranous sacs that modifies, packages, and sorts proteins.
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Stoma
Definition
small pore in the epidermis, provides a gas exchange for photosynthesis.
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Mitochondrion
Definition
Associated with aerobic respiration, power house of the cell.
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
Internal structure made up of microfilament and microtubules.
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Active transport
Definition
requires energy from the cell
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Passive transport
Definition
doesnt require energy from the cell.
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Facilitated diffusion
Definition
diffusion from higher concentration to lower concentration through special passageways in the membrane.
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