bio lab 1031 practical 1

How are living organisms classified? 

• 3 domains of life

• 4 kingdoms of Domain Eukarya

• Taxa from most inclusive to least inclusive

General characteristics of protists

Life cycle(s) of a protist?

What does "protozoa" mean?

What are the protozoan phyla we discussed in lab?

Protozoan species - what are the unique characteristics of each species?

• Euglena

• Amoeba

• Paramecium

• Plasmodium

What are the steps to a wet mount procedure for a protist?

What does the suffix -phyta mean?

What are the 4 protist algal phyla?

• How can their names be used to help determine what they are?

Green algae species - what are the unique characteristics of each species?

• Chlamydomonas

• Volvox

• Gonium

• Hydrodictyon

• Oedogonium

• Ulva

What are the 3 phyla that represent non-vascular plants?

If given a photo of a liverwort, would you be able to identify it?

What are gemma cups? Can you identify them in a photo?

If given a photo of a hornwort, would you be able to identify it?

How would you describe the general life cycle of a plant?

What is xylem?

What is phloem?

What are the 4 phyla that represent the seedless vascular plants?

If given a photo of Equisetum, would you be able to identify it?

What are the round yellow bumps on Psilotum (a whisk fern) called? What do they do?

Where are sori found? Could you point them out in a photo?

What is homospory?

What is heterospory?

What is the role of a hygroscopic elater?

Can you identify microsporangia and megasporangia in a Selaginella microscope image?

What is a gymnosperm?

What are the 4 gymnosperm phyla we discussed?

If given a photo of a gymnosperm we looked at in lab, would you be able to tell me the phylum name?

What is a conifer?

What is an angiosperm? How does it differ from a gymnosperm?

What 2 structures are unique to angiosperms?

What is a monocot? What does its vasculature look like?

What is a eudicot? What does its vasculature look like?

Are you able to identify the different parts of a flower?

What are the 4 whorls in a flower?

What is a gynoecium?

What is an androecium?

What are the sterile components of a flower?

What are the infertile components of a flower?

What is an incomplete flower? Complete flower?

What is a perfect flower? Imperfect flower?

Can a flower be incomplete but still be perfect? Why or why not?

Connation vs. adnation

Flower symmetry types - can you determine symmetry if given a photo?

Simple vs. aggregate vs. multiple fruits - what are they & examples

Fleshy vs. dry fruits - what are they & examples

Can you classify the following fruits? 

• Pineapple

• Magnolia

• Strawberry

• Acorn

• Maple

• Tomato

• Orange

• Lemon

• Apple

• Cucumber

What is auxin?

What is apical dominance?

How are auxin and apical dominance related?

What is leaf abscission?

Can you identify a pruned vs. unpruned plant?

Can you identify a Helianthus (sunflower) stem cross section image?

Can you identify a Ligustrum (privet) leaf cross section image?

Can you identify a Ranunculus (buttercup) root cross section image?

What is a gibberellin and what do they do?

How are gibberellins and dwarf mutant plants related?

What is etiolation?

What are some results of etiolated plants?

Can you identify an etiolated pea plant vs. a non-etiolated pea plant image?

Difference between fungal and plant cell walls

What are hyphae?

What is a mycelium?

How do fungi primarily reproduce?

How would you describe the general life cycle of a fungus?

Imperfect vs. perfect fungi

Plasmogamy vs. karyogamy

Features of Phylum Ascomycota - ascus, ascospores, life cycle

What are conidia? Conidiophores?

Examples of imperfect fungi 

Features of Phylum Basidiomycota - basidium, basidiospore, life cycle

3 types of lichens - can you identify if given a photo?