Dr. Bibit Traut
Botany 10
FINAL Review
 FINAL: Tuesday, May 21, 1:00-3:00 pm
 Plants--features
CELL CYCLE & LIFE CYCLE
 Process of the cell cycle (replication, mitosis & cytokinesis)
 Reproduction (advantages/disadvantages of each)
o Asexual reproduction
o Sexual reproduction
 meiosis
 Sources of genetic variation
 Alternation of generations
Plant Body Organization
 Shoot vs. root system
 Form & function of plant organs (leaf, stem, root); include modifications of
these & adaptations to different environments
 Plant growth
o Meristems—primary, secondary
o Hormone regulation of stem elongation, root growth
Transport in Plants
 Transport of water
o Cells involved
o Factors affecting & controlling flow
o Flow from soil to root to stomata
 Transport of sugar
o Cells involved
o Factors affecting & controlling flow
o flow of sugars from source to sink
Metabolism
 Energy currency in plants--ATP
 Production of energy (photosynthesis)
o Location of process
o Steps in process
o Alternative photosynthetic pathways (C4, CAM)
 Use of energy (respiration)
o Location of process
o Steps in process
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Botany 10
Plant Classification
Taxonomic vs. cladistic classification
3 domains, 4 kingdoms
Evolution of land plants (adaptations to living on land; include difference in life
history)
o Non-vascular
o Seedless vascular
o Gymnosperms
o Angiosperms
Evolution & Diversity
“Biological species”
Core principles of evolution & natural selection
Core unit of evolution & material of evolution
Homology vs. analogy
Factors affecting allele frequency & sources of genetic variation
Bryophytes
 How deal with challenges of moving on land
 Life History of mosses
 Methods of reproduction (asexual & sexual)
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Seedless Vascular Plants
Innovations in this lineage
Homospory vs. heterospory (include significance of this)
Unique features of true ferns & their life history
Gymnosperms
Basic features
Life history
Development of pollen & significance of this
Drought adaptation
Ecological & economic importance
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Angiosperms
How came to be dominant over gymnosperms
Novel features (include form & function)
o Pollination– pollinator syndromes
o Flower
o Double fertilization
o Fruit
Life history
Monocots vs. eudicots
Anti-herbivore adaptations
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Ecology
Ecology (population, community, ecosystem, landscape)
Population growth
Productivity
species diversity (evenness vs. richness)
Interactions (competition, symbiosis, facilitation)
Carbon & nitrogen cycle
Succession (primary vs. secondary)
Major biomes of North America
Conservation Biology (goal, major threats to biodiversity)
Restoration Ecology
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Botany 10