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What kind of light is found in dissecting scopes? |
Incident light |
Transmitted vs Incident light |
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Transmitted Light |
Shines through an organism |
Compound Scope |
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Incident Light |
Light shining down on an object |
Dissecting Scope |
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What is the magnification range of a Dissecting Scope? |
.7-3 |
Found on the base |
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How is light intensity adjusted on a Dissecting scope? |
Adjusting the transformer on the base of the light unit |
Magnification Range x 10 |
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What is the range of the total zoom for a Dissecting Scope? |
7-30 |
Both Beneath stage |
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Differentiate between the condenser & Iris diaphragm on a compound Scope |
Condenser=lens beneath stage Iris Diaphragm=light adjustment beneath stage |
Both Beneath stage |
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How is an epidermal peel of Red Onion prepared? |
Wet mount w/ red solution set aside 5-10 mins |
Stain? |
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In a Red onion Epidermal Peel, how could you tell the difference between the vacuole & cytoplasm? |
Cytoplasm is stained darker & surrounds the vacuole. Vacuole is most of the empty space within cell |
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What are nucleoli for? |
Ribosome synthesis |
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What is the protoplast? |
It's everything contained inside cell wall |
Collective term |
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What is the fxn of cytoplasmic streaming? |
Distribution of nutrients |
Example: Chloroplasts moving in Elodea Slide |
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Why are Chloroplasts green & what is their primary fxn? |
They're color is due to chlorophyll & their primary fxn is photosynthesis |
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Name the 3 types of Plastids |
Chloroplasts, Chromoplasts & Leucoplasts |
3 colors |
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What are Plasmodesmata & what is their fxn? |
Cytoplasmic connections that connect neighboring cells through pores in cell wall, allow for cell communication |
Connect |
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How should a potato slide be prepared? |
Thin scraping of flesh stained with Potassium Iodide |
Stain? |
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How should a potato slide be prepared? |
Thin scraping of flesh stained with Potassium Iodide |
Stain? |
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What does Potassium Iodide React with in Potatoes? |
the starch to produce a blue-black color |
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What is visible in the potato slide? |
Cell wall & lots of blue/black LEUCOPLASTS |
Plastid? |
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What are Chromoplasts found in (in lab) a and how can you identify them? |
in tomato & they're orange/red organelles |
Color |
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What is the fxn of Chromoplasts in nature tomatoes? |
Indicating ripeness |
Seed dispensers |
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Stage of Mitosis that separates sister chromatids |
Anaphase |
I-PMAT |
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Stage of Mitosis that separates sister chromatids |
Anaphase |
I-PMAT |
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Stage of Mitosis in which cell plate begins to form |
Telophase |
I-PMAT |
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Stage of Mitosis that separates sister chromatids |
Anaphase |
I-PMAT |
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Stage of Mitosis in which cell plate begins to form |
Telophase |
I-PMAT |
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Stage of mitosis in which chromosomes line up on Equatorial plane |
Metaphase |
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Fxns of Mitosis |
Cell division for growth, cell repair/replacement, & asexual reproduction |
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Primary growth |
Elongation of roots or stems |
Up |
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Primary growth |
Elongation of roots or stems |
Up |
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Secondary Growth |
Increase in thickness of plant parts |
Girth |
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Interphase |
Includes G1 S & G2, most of cells life spent in this stage |
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Interphase |
Includes G1 S & G2, most of cells life spent in this stage |
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In what stage does the cell duplicate its DNA? |
Interphase |
In prep for cell division |
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2 stages of cell division |
Mitosis & cytokinesis |
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2 stages of cell division |
Mitosis & cytokinesis |
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What happens during mitosis? |
Nucleus divides |
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2 stages of cell division |
Mitosis & cytokinesis |
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What happens during mitosis? |
Nucleus divides |
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Happens during Cytokinesis |
Division of cytoplasm |
Cyto |
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Prophase |
Nuclear envelope breaks down & Dna condenses |
1st stage |
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Centromere |
Connect sister chromatids |
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Centromere |
Connect sister chromatids |
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What spindle fibers are made of |
Micro tubules |
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Stage when cell walls & middle lamella form |
Cytokinesis |
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Stage when cell walls & middle lamella form |
Cytokinesis |
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Cell plate |
Developing cell walls & middle lamella |
Cytokinesis |
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Root cap fxn |
Protects RAM & Soil penetration |
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RAM produces what 3 primary meristems |
Procambium, protoderm, ground meristem |
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Indication of region of maturation |
Root hairs |
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3 Regions |
Cell division, elongation, maturation |
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3 Regions |
Cell division, elongation, maturation |
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Osmosis |
How cells are stretched to mature size |
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Ground meristem matures into |
Cortex & Endodermis |
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Surrounds vascular cylinder |
Endodermis |
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Casparian strip |
Coating of Suberin & lignin on endodermal cell walls wherever cells touch; impermeable to water |
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Pro cambium matures into |
Vascular cylinder or Stele |
Vascular |
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Vascular cylinder composed of |
Xylem, Phloem & Pericycle |
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Fxn of Vascular Cylinder |
H2O conduction, Sugar Conduction & maintain Structure |
Individual Fxns of components |
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Endodermis fxn |
Barrier between vascular & ground tissue & regulates substances entering/leaving vascular cylinder |
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How Eudicot & Monocot ROOTS differ |
Pith in middle of Monocot & vascular bundles found in Monocot; X found in Eudicot |
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Lateral Roots grow [Endogenously] |
To grow from inside out |
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Lateral root Primordia Appear |
Like swellings of reddish cells |
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Why are lateral roots considered part of the primary plant body? |
They arise from primary plant tissues |
Origin |
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2 Secondary Meristems |
Vascular Cambium & Cork Cambium |
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Where Vascular cambium originates |
Residual Procambium & pericycle |
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Cork cambium originates |
Pericycle |
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Periderm |
Cork, cork cambium & phelloderm |
Collective term |
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Sloughs off during 2ndry Growth |
Cortex, endodermis & epidermis |
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Difference between Vascular Cambium & Cylinder? |
Vascular cambium is present in 2nd growth, meristematic & separates X & P; Cylinder contains phloem xylem & pericycle |
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Identification of Vascular Cambium |
Between Xylem & phloem |
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Adventitious |
Originated from the stem |
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Distinguish specialized roots from modified shoots |
Prescence of root cap, no leaves |
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Distinguish specialized roots from modified shoots |
Prescence of root cap, no leaves |
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Fibrous root system identification |
Thin branching roots |
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Taproot System |
Deep-rooted; primary root present w/ smaller roots branching off; found in dicots |
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Example of a storage root |
Carrot |
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2 main root types |
Taproot & fibrous root |
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Vascular bundles in a Monocot are |
Closed |
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Is pith evident in Monocot stem |
No |
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Is pith evident in Monocot stem |
No |
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Cell type in bundle sheath in Monocot stem |
Schlerenchyma cells for support |
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Is pith evident in Monocot stem |
No |
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Cell type in bundle sheath in Monocot stem |
Schlerenchyma cells for support |
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Eudicot stem preparation |
Stain with phloroglucinol |
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Is pith evident in Monocot stem |
No |
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Cell type in bundle sheath in Monocot stem |
Schlerenchyma cells for support |
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Eudicot stem preparation |
Stain with phloroglucinol |
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Type of vascular bundles in Eudicots |
Open |
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Cell type in xylem |
Tracheary elements (Sclerenchyma) Parenchyma & Finers (Schlerebchyma) |
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Conductive cells of phloem? |
Sieve tube elements |
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Conductive cells of phloem? |
Sieve tube elements |
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Identification of sieve tube elements (phloem) |
Sieve plate, slime plug & companion cell |
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Conductive cells of xylem? |
Tracheary elements |
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Types of specialized Schlerenchyma |
Fibers, sclereids, tracheids, vessel elements |
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Distinguishing feature of vessel elements |
Perforation plate |
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Appearance d of sclereids |
Short, donut, simple pits |
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Fasicular |
Residual Procambium between xylem & phloem in vascular bundles |
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Fasicular |
Residual Procambium between xylem & phloem in vascular bundles |
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Interfasicular |
Between vascular bundles |
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Pith Ray differentiates into |
Secondary X & P |
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Vascular rays includes |
Xylem & phloem rays |
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Are cork cells dead or alive |
Dead |
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Middle of Eudicot leaf composed of |
Chlorenchyma cells called Mesopotamia |
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Middle of Eudicot leaf composed of |
Chlorenchyma cells called Mesopotamia |
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Palisade layer |
Elongated portion of Eudicot leaf mesophyll |
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Middle of Eudicot leaf composed of |
Chlorenchyma cells called Mesopotamia |
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Palisade layer |
Elongated portion of Eudicot leaf mesophyll |
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Fxn of palisade layer |
Photosynthesis |
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