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1
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Four seed functions?

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  1. Protection
  2. Supply energy
  3. Dispersal
  4. Dormancy
2
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Describe seed dormancy.

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Prevents seed from germinating until conditions are favorable… can range from few days to decades.

Conditions vary: rainfall amount, temperature, sunlight, digestive systems

3
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Desribe the process of seed germination.

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  1. imbibing, seed swells, seed coat ruptured.
  2. metabolic changes restart embryo growth
  3. storage materials digested by enymes, nutrients transferred to growing embryo
  4. radicle emerges from seed
4
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Define epigenous.

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Above ground.

5
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Define hypogenous.

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Below ground.

6
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Describe how cotyledons are utilized in eudicots.

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  1. epigenous … nutrients stored in cotyledons; OR active photosynthesizing cotyledons.
  2. hypogenous… nutrients stored in cotyledons.
7
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Describe how cotyledons are utilized in monocots.

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  1. nutrient absorption and photosynthesis.

2. (COLEOPTILE) : soil emergence and leaf tissue safety

8
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Define organ

A

structure that contains different types of tissues and performs one or more specific functions.

9
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Vegetative organs:

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root, stem, leaves

10
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Reproductive organs:

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flower, fruit

11
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Determinate growth program

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growth/development are limited by genetic parameters

12
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Indeterminate growth program

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growth/development NOT genetically limited, can occur over extended period of time (as long as environmental conditions are met).

13
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Plants have indeterminate growth due to __.

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Meristems!

14
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Define meristem.

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region of undifferentiated cells from which new cells arise.

15
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Properties of meristems:

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  1. Self-renewal

2. Cell differentiation

16
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Plant cells are totipotent. What does this mean?

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All nucleated cells have ability to differentiate into any other cell type… or, with some help, into an entire plant.

17
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Function of apical meristem?

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Elongation growth.

18
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Types of apical meristems?

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Shoot apical meristem (SAM)

Root apical meristem (RAM)

19
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Apical meristems produce 3 primary meristems:

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  1. Protoderm
  2. Procambium
  3. Ground meristem
20
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Function of lateral meristem?

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Diameter growth.

21
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Types of lateral meristems?

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Vascular cambium

Cork cambium

22
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Protoderm associated with…

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epidermis… dermal tissue system.

23
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Procambium associated with…

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primary xylem and primary phloem… vascular tissue sytem.

24
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Ground meristem associated with…

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ground tissues: parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma… ground tissue system

25
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Define meristematic tissues.

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localized regions of cell divisions; apical/lateral meristems

26
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Vascular cambium associated with…

A

secondary vascular tissue

27
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Cork cambium (phellogen) associated with…

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periderm

28
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Define quiescent center.

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relatively inactive region of RAM containing initials.

29
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Sections of SAM?

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Central zone (CZ)

Peripheral zone (PZ)

Rib zone (RZ)

30
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CZ

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Central zone… large, slow division. provides new cells.

31
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PZ

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Peripheral zone… small, fast division. forms leaves and flowers.

32
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RZ

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Rib zone… cells divide and ‘push’ meristem up. forms ground, vascular tissue.

33
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SAM organization:

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From ‘top’:

CZ… L1, L2 (tunica), L3 (corpus)
PZ
RZ (or pith)

34
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What happens if you don’t have a meristem?

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fail to produce and meristem derived tissues…

SAM: no leaves, stems, or flowers.

RAM: no root.

35
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What is PCR?

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Polymerase Chain Reaction.

method to copy DNA from single strand

36
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Items needed for PCR?

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template DNA
dNTPs (nucleotide building blocks)
primers
tube
machine to heat/cool rxn