BSC 212 Exam 2 SG

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what are the 2 principle types of root systems?

1) taproot root system
2) fibrous root system

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how does the taproot RS differ from the fibrous RS?

-in taproot RS: the primary root is taproot, lateral roots are branching, and is in all seed plants BUT monocots

-in fibrous RS: adventitious roots (no taproot), lateral roots are fibrous, and is in monocots

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what changes occur to the rootcap during elongation of the root?

-cells are replaced as root pushes through soil, new cells generated in root apical meristem, move towards RC
-newly formed cells elongate
-as cells move from RC, they differentiate

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what are the functions of the rootcap?

protective parenchyma cells that control direction of movement & aid in protection

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what tissues are found in a root at the end of primary growth? how are they arranged?

1) protoderm meristem in the epidermis

2) ground meristem in the ground tissue

3) procambium meristem in the vascular tissue

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describe the effect of secondary growth on the primary body of the root

-increased thickness through production of secondary xylem & phloem by vascular cambium
-epidermis replaced by cork cambium
-lateral roots form
-enhanced transport & structural support

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what are the principle functions of roots?

1) absorption
2) transport
3) hormone prod
4) storage
5) specialized roots

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what are the principle pigments involved in photosynthesis?

1) chlorophyll a
2) chlorophyll b
3) chlorophyll c
4) carotenoids & phycobilins

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why are leaves green?

chlorophyll absorbs blue-violet light, and reflects/transmits green light

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what are the main products of light reactions in PS?

-oxygen
-ATP
-NADPH

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what are the main products of carbon-fixation reactions in PS?

1) sucrose
2) starch

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what are the main events associated with each of the 2 photosystems in light rxns?

PSI:

absorbs light energy exciting e- that are used to reduce NADP+ to NADPH

PSII:

water photolysis (split) yields oxygen & protons are released to lumen of thylakoid generating a proton gradient

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what is the difference between antenna pigments & rxn center pigments?

antenna pigment molecules act as a funnel & rxn center pigments convert light to chemical energy

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what are the principle differences between C3, C4, and CAM pathways for carbon fixation?

C3:

-uses rubisco

-low energy cost

-plants in cool/wet envir.

-prone to PR

C4:

-uses PEP carboxylase

-high energy cost

-plants in tropical envir.

-spatial sep avoids PR

CAM:

-temporal sep avoids PR

-stomata opens at night to reduce water loss

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what are the similarities between C3, C4, and CAM pathways?

-C4 & CAM both use PEP carboxylase
-C4 & CAM both have low rates of PR

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what is photophosphorylation?

process of converting light energy to chemical energy in form of ATP during PS

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what is photorespiration and what are its implications?

process where the enzyme rubisco oxygenates RuBP causing the release of CO2
occurs when rubisco uses oxygen instead of CO2 as a substrate
causes E loss, reduced PS efficiency, and C loss

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in what ways do C4 plants have an advantage over C3 plants?

spatial separation helps avoid photorespiration which C3 is prone to

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explain temporal separation in CAM plants

at night CAM plants open their stomata for CO2 intake which is then converted to malic acid & stored in vacuoles

during day, stomata closes to minimize water loss: stored malic acid broken down to release CO2 used for the calvin cycle

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why might CAM plants taste sweet during the day and sour at night?

during night, CO2 converted to organic acids
during day, acids break down to release CO2, sugars prod. during PS

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what is the balanced equation for photosynthesis?

6CO2 + H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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what is the overall equation for cellular respiration?

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy (ATP)

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what is the principle function of cellular respiration?

shifting stored energy to usable energy

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why would plants do cellular respiration if the plant can already do photosynthesis?

during the night or when photosynthesis is not possible

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what are the main events that occur during glycolysis?

glucose (6C molecule) is broken down to 2 pyruvate (3C each), 2 molecules of NAD+ reduced to 2 NADH, 2 ATP per molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate produced (4 ATP total)

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what is produced in glycolysis?

1) 2 NADH
2) 2 ATP
3) 2 pyruvate

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where in the cell does the citric acid cycle occur?

matrix of mitochondria

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what are the products of the citric acid cycle?

1) oxaloacetate
2) 2 ATP
3) 6 NADH
4) 2 FADH2

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how does the flow of electrons in the electron transport chain result in the formation of ATP?

flow of electrons through ETC generates proton gradient & this energy is used by ATP synthase to produce ATP (oxidative phosphorylation)

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how/why does the net energy yielded under aerobic conditions differ from that obtained under anaerobic conditions?

more NE yielded under aerobic compared to anaerobic

aerobic: oxygen is final e- acceptor in ETC which allows efficient prod of ATP through ox. phos.

no oxygen in anaerobic, ETC cant function, cells rely on fermentation (less efficient)

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what is the central role of the citric acid cycle in cell metabolism?

glucose completely oxidized to CO2 & oxaloacetate regenerated

yields NADH & FADH2 for ATP prod. in ETC

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what are the 6 major groups of plant hormones?

1) auxin
2) cytokinins
3) ethylene
4) abscisic acid
5) gibberellins
6) brassinosteroids

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how do auxins contribute to plant development?

-signal devel. of lateral roots at pericycle
-vasc. tissue diff
-initiate adventitious roots

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how do cytokinins contribute to plant development?

promote cell division

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how does abscisic acid contribute to plant development?

prevents break in dormancy

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how do gibberellins contribute to plant development?

-stimulate cell division & elongation
-hastens germination

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how do brassinosteroids contribute to plant development?

vascular tissue differentiation

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how does ethylene contribute to plant development?

regulates fruit ripening & leaf abscission

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where is auxin synthesized?

shoot, roots, young leaves, seeds

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where are cytokinins synthesized?

root tips, dividing seeds, fruits, leaves

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where is abscisic acid synthesized?

leaves, roots, seeds

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where are gibberellins synthesized?

young shoots, seeds

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where are brassinosteroids synthesized?

throughout the plant, young tissue

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where is ethylene synthesized?

ripening tissue

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what is a tropism?

directional growth response of a plant part in response to external stimulus

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by what mechanism do plants respond to light?

phototropism: shoot, petiole growth toward light

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by what mechanism do plants respond to gravity?

gravitropism:
root growth downward, shoot growth upward

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by what mechanism do plants respond to a moisture gradient?

hydrotropism

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explain the starch-statolith hypothesis as it applies to roots:

amyloplasts in plants perceive gravity in the starch sheath (cells surrounding the vascular tissue)

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why is it important that plants be able to "tell time"?

photoperiodism allows plants to undergo seasonal & developmental changes: some plants have to reach certain level of maturity before flowering, and others respond to photoperiod when seedlings

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what are some characteristics of the circadian clock in plants?

-used to coordinate daily events & allow response to changing seasons by measuring daylength

-entrainment: periodic repetition of light & dark synchronize w/ an external factor

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what is the effect of daylength on flowering?

short-day plants (early spring, fall) flower during LP shorter than critical length

long-day plants (summer) flower in LP longer than critical length

day-neutral plants flower regardless of LP

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what elements are essential for plant growth?

nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus

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what is the function of nitrogen as an essential element?

component of amino acids, proteins, nucleotides, nucleic acids, chlorophylls

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what is the function of potassium as an essential element?

involved in osmosis & ionic balance, opening/closing of stomata

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what is the function of phosphorus as an essential element?

component of energy-carrying phosphate compounds (ATP, ADP), nucleic acids, and phospholipids

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what are the common symptoms associated with nitrogen deficiency?

general chlorosis or some plants exhibit purple coloration due to accumulation of anthocyanins

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what are the common symptoms associated with potassium deficiency?

mottled/chlorotic leaves, small spots of necrotic tissue at tips, weak/narrow stems
affects older leaves

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what are the common symptoms associated with phosphorus deficiency?

dark green, accumulate anthocyanins to become red/purple, stems stunted

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why are nutrient cycles so important for plants?

-ensure nutrients are continuously recycled + available to plants
-maintain soil fertility
-vital to PS, respiration, protein + DNA synthesis
-ecosystem balance: nutrients aren't depleted in one area, accumulated in another

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How does the mobility of a nutrient affect the symptoms associated with its deficiency?

mobile nutrients such as N, P, and K can reallocate from older to newer tissues when there is a deficiency
immobile nutrients such as Ca, Fe, and B cannot reallocate so deficiency symptoms appear in younger leaves first

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what are the main components of the nitrogen cycle?

-nitrogen fixation: N2 converted to NH3 by N-fixing bacteria
-NH3 converted to nitrites, then to nitrates by soil bacteria
-nitrates absorbed
-organic N converted back to NH3
-nitrates converted back to N gas and released to atmosphere

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what are the main components of the phosphorus cycle?

-P released from rocks through weathering, enters soil
-absorbed by plants
-animals consume P through plants
-when plants/animals die, organic matter broken down & P is returned to soil
-P carried to water bodies, form sedimentary rock

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in what ways have humans disrupted nutrient cycles?

-fertilizer use
-burning fossil fuels
-mining P rocks: excess P from Ag runoff causes eutrophication & water pollution

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how is plant nutrition research contributing to solutions for problems associated with agriculture & horticulture?

-more efficient fertilization strategies increase crop yield
-healthier soils are more productive
-reduces nutrient runoff & leaching that cause H2O pollution

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what attributes of loam soils help make them ideal agricultural soils?

-fine soil particles good for nutrient retention
-coarse particles help with drainage

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how does the size of the spaces around soil particles influence the amount of water that is available to plants?

-course soil: large pores, water moves quickly through, drain rapidly
-fine soils:
small pores, water moves slowly through, retain water
-loam:
mix of large & small pores, balance of retention/drainage

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what advantages do molecular techniques have over comparative morphology & anatomy in assessing phylogenetic relationships?

they are easier to quantify, have the potential to provide many more characters for phylogenetic analysis, and allow comparison of organisms that are morphologically very different

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how do we classify organisms?

-cladistics: analyzes branching, produces cladogram

-molecular systematics: phylogenetic trees, DNA barcoding

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what is taxonomy?

the science of naming and classifying organisms by organizing species into hierarchical groups based on shared characteristics & evolutionary relationships