Lab Practical 2 Review Flashcards

These flashcards cover key concepts and facts regarding organisms, their classification, and the structures relevant for the lab practical.

What is a dichotomous key used for in the lab?

To identify an organism to Family based on characteristics.

What are the key aspects you need to review for protists in the practical?

Supergroup, Phylum, structures to label, mode of nutrition, mode of locomotion, and genus of parasitic species along with the diseases they cause.

Name a protist from the Excavata supergroup.

Euglena or Trypanosoma.

What are key structures to identify in fungi?

Kingdom, Phylum, sexual reproductive structures, and main vegetative growth structure.

What is the phylum of Rhizopus?

Zygomycota.

What are the sexual reproductive structures of Coprinus?

Basidiocarp, which includes the cap, gills, and stalk.

What is an example of a lichen?

Physcia.

Which plant group does Liverwort belong to?

Marchantiophyta.

What is the dominant generation in ferns?

The sporophyte generation.

What characteristic differentiates monocots from eudicots in plants?

Root structure, leaf venation, or floral parts.

What type of cone is found in Pinus species?

Staminate Cone containing microsporangium.

What features define angiosperm flower structure?

Parts such as sepal, petal, stigma, pistil, style, ovary, and stamen.

What structures are part of the vascular bundles in angiosperms?

Xylem and phloem.

What structures are typically found in the leaf structure of angiosperms?

Xylem, phloem, upper and lower epidermis, spongy mesophyll, and palisade mesophyll.