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Exam 1 | BSC 3938 - CAREERS IN BIOLOGY, Quizzes of Biology

Class: BSC 3938 - CAREERS IN BIOLOGY; Subject: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; University: Florida State University; Term: Fall 2012;

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2011/2012

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Download Exam 1 | BSC 3938 - CAREERS IN BIOLOGY and more Quizzes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Three characteristics of green plants DEFINITION 1 1. Contain Chlorophyl2. Reproduction is unique3. Have a cell wall TERM 2 How are organisms named? DEFINITION 2 binomial System (genus, species) TERM 3 How are organisms classified? DEFINITION 3 On the basis of their evolutionary/ genetic relatedness TERM 4 What are the 5 kingdoms of life? DEFINITION 4 Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia TERM 5 Each cell is surrounded by... DEFINITION 5 A cell membrane TERM 6 Each cell contains... DEFINITION 6 a nucleus and cytoplasm TERM 7 Function of the cell wall DEFINITION 7 provides the the cell with structure, strength, and rigidity TERM 8 The chemical reaction of photosynthesis DEFINITION 8 CO2 and water are converted into sugars plus oxygen by means of light energy TERM 9 Outline of the carbon cycle DEFINITION 9 Animals obtain their carbon by eating plants and that animals get their energy by digesting plant materials, breaking them down to CO2 + water through the process of respiration TERM 10 Xylem DEFINITION 10 Moves water from roots to leaves TERM 21 4 parts of the seed DEFINITION 21 seed coat, embryo, endosperm, and cotyledons TERM 22 Endosperm DEFINITION 22 provides the embryo with nutrients TERM 23 Cotyledons DEFINITION 23 are modified leaves that also store nutrients for the embryo TERM 24 What is the function of the flower DEFINITION 24 to ensure that pollination occurs TERM 25 Attractants of animal pollinated flowers DEFINITION 25 colorful petals and scents TERM 26 3 features of wind pollinated flowers DEFINITION 26 petals are small or absent, lots of pollen produced, and a large stigma TERM 27 Rewards of animal pollinated flowers DEFINITION 27 sugary nectar and pollen TERM 28 What is the function of the fruit? DEFINITION 28 promote seed dispersal TERM 29 Algae DEFINITION 29 Simple photosynthetic, aquatic organisms TERM 30 Plankton DEFINITION 30 organisms that live suspended in water TERM 31 Phytoplankton DEFINITION 31 photosynthetic plankton; bottom of food chain; make 30% of oxygen TERM 32 Red tides DEFINITION 32 blooms of potentially toxic marine phytoplankton TERM 33 Red and brown algae DEFINITION 33 multicellular photosynthetic, not classified as plants but are in the kingdom Protista TERM 34 What made mosses adapt to land? DEFINITION 34 internal fertilization TERM 35 Major innovation in the evolution of cone- bearing plants DEFINITION 35 Gymnosperms- have ovules, seeds, and pollen but no flowers TERM 46 Central America and Norther South America DEFINITION 46 corn and beans TERM 47 3 Early agricultural innovations DEFINITION 47 Irrigation, development of the plow, and three- crop rotation system TERM 48 Three crop rotation system DEFINITION 48 replaces soil nutrients need by plants TERM 49 What ar the two mineral nutrients most readily lost form the soil? DEFINITION 49 Nitrates and Phosphates TERM 50 Problems with modern agriculture DEFINITION 50 fertilizer and pesticides pollution of river and lakes, top-soil loss due to repeated plowing, growing short-ages of water, and genetic uniformity which facilitates plant diseases TERM 51 50% of which three crops are genetically modified? DEFINITION 51 corn, soybeans, and cotton TERM 52 Morphine DEFINITION 52 the first drug to be chemically isolated TERM 53 Salicylic acid (aspirin) DEFINITION 53 comes from the bark of willow trees and was the first drug to be synthesized