AP Biology Test Review: Protists, Plant Classification / Reproduction / Hormones
PROTISTS: Handout
USEFUL WORDS:
Protist
Phytoplankton
Dinoflagellate
Diatom
Euglenoid
Fruiting Body
Slime Mold
Cellular Slime Mold
Fucoxanthin
Plasmodium
Pseudopod
Pseudoplasmodium
Protozoa
Zooflagellate
Sarcodine
Amoebae
Heliozoan
Formaniferan
Radiolarian
Sporozoan
Phycobilin
Ciliate
Gametophyte
Spore
Sporophyte
1) Explain how organisms in this kingdom differ from Monerans.
2) Describe the major divisions of protists.
3) Give the basic characteristics of dinoflagellates, diatoms, and euglenoids, and
give an example of each.
4) Give the basic characteristics of fungus-like protists.
5) Give the basic characteristics of zooflagellates, sarcodines, sporozoans, and
ciliates, and give an example of each.
6) Explain how eukaryotes may have evolved from a symbiotic relationship.
7) Discuss the characteristics of various groups of multicellular protists
PLANT CLASSIFICATION: Handout
USEFUL WORDS:
Bryophyte
Zygote
Tracheophyte
Vascular tissue
Alternation of generations
Homosporous
Gametophyte
Heterosporous
Sporophyte
Gymnosperm
Tracheid
Lignin
Vein
Leaf
Sporangium
Sorus
Pollen Grain
Pollination
Embryo
Seed Coat
Cotyledon
Flower
1)
2)
3)
4)
Monocot
Dicot
Archegonium
Antheridium
Angiosperm
Root
Stem
Cone
Seed
Fruit
List the features common to all plants.
Discuss adaptations that permitted plants to colonize land.
Describe the differences between bryophytes and tracheophytes.
Give characteristics and examples of bryophytes, seedless vascular plants,
gymnosperms, and angiosperms.
5) Describe the differences between gymnosperm and angiosperms.
6) List features common to monocots and to dicots.
7) Explain the alternation of generations exhibited by plants.
8) Classify plants given identifying features.
9) Distinguish among homosporous and heterosporous.
10) Discuss the life cycle of bryophytes as compared to the life cycle of seedless
vascular plants and gymnosperms and angiosperms. Identify structures
responsible for the production of gametes or spores in each.
Ch. 38 Angiosperm Reproduction
USEFUL WORDS:
Sporophyte
Monoecious
Gametophyte
Dioecious
Sepal
Complete flower
Petal
Perfect flower
Stamen
Pollination
Anther
Double-fertilization
Filament
Hypocotyl
Ovary
Radicle
Ovule
Epicotyl
Microspore
Megaspore
Vegetative propagation
Fragmentation
Apomixis
Cotyledon
Polar nuclei
Endosperm
Synergids
1) Outline the angiosperm life cycle.
2) Correctly label the diagram of a flower.
3) Distinguish between complete and incomplete, monoecious and dioecious, and
perfect and imperfect flowers.
4) Explain where in the flower gametes are produced.
5) Describe the formation of pollen grains.
6) Describe the development of an embryo sac, and explain what happenes to each
of its cells.
7) Distinguish between pollination and fertilization.
8) Outline the process of double fertilization.
9) Describe the function of endosperm.
10) Distinguish between sexual reproduction and vegetative propagation.
11) Give examples of vegetative propagation.
Ch. 39 -- Plant Hormones
USEFUL WORDS:
Hormones
Cytokinin
Tropism
Gibberellin
Phototropism
Abscisic Acid
Auxin
Ethylene
Expansin
Apoptosis
Thigmotropism
Long-Day Plant
Critical Night Length
Circadian Rhythm
Day-Neutral Plant
Photoperiodism
Gravitropism
Short-Day Plant
Statolith
1) List five classes of plant hormones, describe their major functions, and recall
where they are produced in the plant.
2) Explain how the ration of cytokinin to auxin affects cell division and
differentiation.
3) Define apical dominance and describe the check-and-balance control of lateral
branching.
4) Describe the effects of too much gibberellin on a plant.
5) Describe the antagonistic relationship between ABA and gibberellin.
6) Explain what is meant by a tropism, and give a few examples.
7) Distinguish among short-day plants and long-day plants.