*Extra Plant Key Terms
Mrs. Hunt – AP Biology Key Terms
There are four extra credit assignments that can be done here… you can do one, two, three, or all four! They will be
worth five extra credit points each. Take your time and understand these topics. We may not get to all of them in
lecture but you want to understand them all to do well with what we will talk about in the Plants Unit.
Breakdown of the assignments:
1. Ch.29 and 30
2. Ch.35
3. Ch.36
4. Ch.37, 38, and 39
“Plant Diversity 1…” and “Plant Diversity II…” Key Terms (Ch. 29 & 30)
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Vascular tissue
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Lignin
Conifers
6. Cotyledons
7. Monocots
8. Eudicots
(Also… look at Figure 29.7 re: Plant Evolution)
“Plant Structure, Growth, and Development” Key Terms (Ch. 35)
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Root system
Shoot system
Taproot
Root hairs
Stems
Leaf
Xylem
Phloem
Apical meristems
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Lateral meristems
Stomata
Guard cells
Parenchyma cells
Collenchyma cells
Sclerenchyma cells
Water-conducting cells of the Xylem
Sugar-conducting cells of the Phloem
“Resource Acquisition & Transport in Vascular Plants” Key Term (Ch.36)
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Apoplast
Symplast
Osmosis
Water potential
Aquaporin
Flaccid
Turgid
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Plasmolysis
Bulk flow
Transpiration
Cohesion-tension hypothesis
Sugar source
Sugar sink
Translocation
“Soil and Plant Nutrition” Key Terms (Ch. 37)
1. Macronutrients
2. Micronutrients
3. Epiphyte
4. Parasitic plants
5. Carnivorous plants
“Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology” Key Terms (Ch. 38)
1. Asexual reproduction
2. Fragmentation
3. Apomixis
4. Vegetative reproduction
“Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals” Key Terms (Ch. 39)
1. Gravitropism
2. Thigmotropism
3. Thigmomorphogenesis