• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/153

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

153 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
ascus
sac is reproductive structure
ascocarp
mushroom-like fruiting body
ascospores
formed in ascus, reproductive spores
budding
yeast- forms a new cell that develops as a smaller bud attached to the
parent cell
conidiophore
reproduce asexually with special hyphae
conidia
tiny spores
basidium
club-shaped reproductive structure
basidiocarp
fruiting body commonly called a mushroom
basidiospores
formed in basidium
fairy ring
ring of mushrooms growing pattern
conidiophore
reproduce asexually with these
waxy cuticle
protective layer of epidermal cells
stomata
tiny opening in cuticle to exchange gases
root-shoot system
roots anchor plants in ground, shoots are stiffened stems
lignin
stem stiffener
secondary metabolites
Complex metabolic chemistry of plants produces many
toxic organic compounds, called secondary metabolites, these are mainly toxic to
animals, but not to plants
secondary compounds
these are mainly toxic to
animals, but not to plants
diffusion
movement from high to low concentration
vascular system
tubes for carrying materials back and forth
tracheophytes
vascular plants
alternation of generations
haploid gametophyte and a diploid sporophyte
gametophyte
life cycle where gametes are made haploid mitosis
sporophyte
life cycle where spores are made diploid meiosis
sporangium
sporophytes produce spores
spore
develops directly into haploid adult
sporopollenin
protective outer layer of sporophyte
homosporous
male and female spores look the same
heterosporous
male and female spores look different
sporophylls
special modified leaves where sporangia are often attached
strobilus
sporophylls are organized into club-shaped ____, pine cones
and flowers are complex variations on primitive ____
gametangium
where gametes are produced
antheridium
produces sperm
archegonium
produces eggs
Division Bryophyta
mosses (Mnium, Sphagnum)
Division Hepaticophyta
liverworts (Marchantia, Porella)
Division Anthocerophyta
hornworts
bryophytes
no vascular tissue
rhizoids
epidermal cells that anchor the plant in the ground
cushiony moss
erect stalks
feathery moss
flattened mats, low-lying
capsule
where cells undergo meiosis and form haploid spores
operculum
lid in plants over spores
protonema
germination of spores, tiny green threads
gemmae
little buds that break off and grow into a new plant
peat bog
most acidic natural environment
Doctrine of Signatures
creator made plants to look like parts of the body that
they would cure
elaters
long twisted moist cells
gemmae cup
asexual reproduction- little cup with tiny liverwort inside
Division Lycophyta
club moss, quillworts
Division Sphenophyta
horsetails
Division Psilophyta
whisk fern
Division Pterophyta
true ferns
homosporous
spores identical can’t tell male or female
heterosporous
easy to differentiate the female and male
rhizomes
horizontal stem that spreads the plant around
sporophylls
modified leaves that bear the sporangia at their bases
strobilus
club shaped structure of sporophylls
sorus
clusters of sporangia
indusium
tiny umbrella-like cap that protects sori
prothallus
little heart-shaped gametophyte “first body”
fiddlehead
early stage of a true fern
Division Gnetophyta
Ephedra, Gnetum, Welwitschia
Division Cycadophyta
cycads
Division Ginkgophyta
Ginkgo bilboa
Division Coniferophyta
conifers
staminate cones
male cones, smaller
ovulate cones
female cones, open to receive pollen
sporophylls
bear sporangia
ovules
develop into seeds, megasporangium + integument
integument
protective layer of cells
seed coat
prevents embryo from desiccation
seeds
ovule develop into seeds
megasporangium
produces female megaspores
megaspore mother cell
produces four haploid megaspores by meiosis
microsporangium
male cone is smaller
microspore mother cell
divide by meiosis to form haploid microspores
microspore
develop into male gametophyte (pollen)
pollen grains
male gametophyte
pollen tube
enters female gametophyte, discharges sperm
tracheids
water conducting cells
pollen cones
male cones
seed cones
female
needles
preserve water
Division Anthophyta
flowering plants
Class Monocotyledonae
monocots
Class Dicotyledonae
dicots
vessels
conduct water
fruit dispersal
ovary walls form a fruit to disperse seeds
coevolution
evolutionary change in one organism leads to an evolutionary
change in another organism that interacts with it
perennial
plant lives more than two years
annual
one year life cycle
flower
reproductive structures that are formed from four sets of modified leaves
sepals
protect floral parts in the bud
petals
attract pollinators
stamen
male organ of plant, anthers and filaments
anther
tip of stamen, pollen set free by opening of anther
filament
stalk of stamen
carpel
form the pistil, female reproductive organ of flower
pistil
group of carpel
stigma
upper surface
style
long, slender neck
foliar theory of the carpel
carpels evolved from leaves, Goethe
ovary
holds ovule, at base of pistil
ovary wall (pericarp)
outermost layer of fruit
ovule
contained in ovary, develops into seed after fertilization
megasporangium
located in ovary
megaspore mother cell
divides by meiosis to form four haploid megaspores
embryo sac
female gametophyte of flowering plants
microspore
male
pollen sac
developing gametophytes
sporopollenin
biopolymer that protects spores
pollen tube
long tube to penetrate pistil and reach the ovary
double fertilization
unique to angiosperms, diploid zygote that develops into
adult, triploid endosperm
endosperm
nutrition for embryo
Division Zygomycota
molds, Rhizopus (bread mold)
Division Ascomycota
sac fungi (yeasts, morels, truffles)
Division Basidiomycota
club fungi (mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, smuts)
Division Deuteromycota
fungi imperfecti - Penicillium, Aspergillus
mycology
study of fungi
heterotrophs
need to eat to survive
parasites
feed off another organism
saprobes
plants that get their nutrients from dead or decaying matter
extracellular digestion
secrete digestive enzymes to dissolve food
hypha (-ae)
tangle of tiny filaments that make up the body of a fungi
mycelium (-ia)
The intertwined hyphae that form the body of the fungus are
collectively called a
chitin
makes up cell wall of fungi
multinucleate
having multiple nuclei within a single cell, common in fungi
because septae are incomplete
cytoplasmic streaming
cytoplasm can stream back and forth carrying nutrients to
the tips of the hyphae
lignin
only fungi can break this down- it adds stiffness to the cell wall of plants
symbiosis
interaction between two organisms
mutualism
each partner benefits from the symbiosis
lichens
combination of fungus with a green algae or cyanobacteria
crustose
thin encrustation
foliose
leaf-like
fruticose
thin-branches
mycorrhizae
grow around and inside roots of plants to help them grow
endomycorrhizae
inside roots
ectomycorrhizae
outside roots
sporangium (-ia)
where spores are formed in fungi
gametangium (-ia)
fused mating fungi strains, sexual reproductive structure
(hyphal tips)
conjugation
sexual reproduction by fusion of nuclei, fungi reproduce
mating strain
no female or male fungi, only + or – mating strains
spore
a cell that can develop directly into a complete haploid adult
monokaryotic
only one nucleus in each cell
dikaryotic
2 nuclei in each cell
conidiophore
fungi use this to reproduce asexually, a long hyphae
conidia
tiny haploid spores at end of conidiophore
Division Zygomycota
bread molds, Rhizopus
stolon
runner-like, spreads the mold
rhizoid
root-like, anchors the mold
sporangiophore
stalk holds sporangium
sporangium
tiny round ball full of spores
zygospore
sexual structure of all division zygomycota