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UCONN BIOLOGY ECE 1108
Unit VI Exam Study Guide
Ch. 10(Photosynthesis)
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Photosynthesis reactants & products
Properties of light(wavelength, color, absorption spectrum)
Chloroplast structure & pigment molecules
Light reactions(location, reactants, products, connection to Calvin cycle)
Electron transport chain(protein complexes)
Photosystems I & II, reaction centers
ATP synthase, proton gradient
Calvin cycle(location, reactants, products, connection to light reactions)
3 Phases of Calvin cycle(fixation, reduction, regeneration)
Link between photosynthesis & cellular respiration
C3, C4, CAM plants
Ch. 29(Seedless Plants – Mosses & Ferns)
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How plants moved on to land, ancestors, adaptations
Gametophytes, sporophytes, spores, gametes
Alternation of generations(meiosis, mitosis, haploid & diploid forms)
Characteristics of avascular plants(Bryophytes)
Characteristics of vascular seedless plants(Ferns)
Archegonia & antheridia
Ch. 30(Seed Plants – Angiosperms & Gymnosperms)
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Seed structure, function/benefits of seeds
Characteristics of seed plants
Homosporous vs heterosporous
Alternation of generations in seed plants
Pollen, pollination
Properties of gymnosperms
Cones(types, location)
Microsporangium, megasporangium
Characteristics of angiosperms
Flower structure
Fruit(types)
Ch. 35(Plant Growth & Development)
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Plant tissue types(ground, vascular, dermal)
Apical buds, plant growth
Stomata & guard cells, gas exchange
Sclerenchyma, collenchyma, parenchyma
Xylem & phloem
General root, stem, leaf tissue structure
Monocot vs dicot features(roots, stem, leaves)
Lateral meristem(secondary growth & wood)
Ch. 36(Transport in Vascular Plants)
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Plant/fungi symbiosis
Water potential(pressure potential, solute potential)
Movement of water from roots to leaves to atmosphere
Aquaporins
Xylem cells and transport mechanism
Phloem cells and transport
Apoplastic route vs symplastic route
Casparian strip
Positive vs negative pressure
Cohesion & adhesion
Regulating gas exchange(stomata K+)
Transpiration rate(factors)
Ch. 37(Plant Nutrition)
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Soil texture(sand, silt, clay)
Topsoil composition
Methods of soil conservation and agriculture
Macronutrients, micronutrients
Mineral deficiencies
Bacteria & plants(nitrogen fixation)
Fungi & plants(absorption)
Parasitic plants, carnivorous plants
Ch. 38(Angiosperm Reproduction)
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Alternation of generations in flowering plants
Flower structure
Complete vs. incomplete flowers(carpellate, staminate flowers)
Gametophytes, pollen
Pollination
Double fertilization
Fruit(types & dispersal)
Self vs. cross pollination
Monocot vs dicot seeds
Seed structure(radicle, epicotyl, hypocotyl, cotyledons)
Sexual vs. asexual reproduction