Vocabulary words for Bio 215:  The following is the list of vocabulary words for the entire semester, listed by chapters.

Ch 1

Ch 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 22

Ch 24

Ch 25

Ch 28

Ch 29

Ch30

Ch31

Ch32

Ch33

Ch34

Ch35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Ch 50

Ch 51

Ch52

Ch53

ch54

 

 

 

Ch55

 

 

Ch 35

 

Plant structure and growth

 

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monocots

 

 

 

dicots

 

 

 

root system

 

 

 

shoot system

 

 

 

xylem

 

 

 

phloem

 

 

 

taproot

 

 

 

fibrous root

 

 

 

root hairs

 

 

 

adventitious

 

 

 

stem

 

 

 

node

 

 

 

interneode

 

 

 

axillary bud

 

 

 

termial bud

 

 

 

apical dominance

 

 

 

leaves

 

 

 

blade

 

 

 

meristem

 

 

 

apical meristem

 

 

 

primary growth

 

 

 

secondary growth

 

 

 

lateral meristem

 

 

 

primary plant body

 

 

 

root cap

 

 

 

zone of cell division

 

 

 

quiescent center

 

 

 

protoderm

 

 

 

pericycle

 

 

 

procambium

 

 

 

ground meristem

 

 

 

zone of elongation

 

 

 

zone of maturation

 

 

 

stele

 

 

 

pith

 

 

 

cortex

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 36

 

Transport in Plants

 

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transport proteins

 

 

 

selective channels

 

 

 

chemiosmosis

 

 

 

osmosis

 

 

 

water potential

 

 

 

megapascals

 

 

 

tension

 

 

 

plasmolyze

 

 

 

endodermis

 

 

 

Casparian strip

 

 

 

transpiration

 

 

 

cohesion

 

 

 

root pressure

 

 

 

guttation

 

 

 

transpiration-to-photosynthesis ration

 

 

circadian rhythms

 

 

 

translocation

 

 

 

sugar source

 

 

 

sugar sink

 

 

 

transfer cells

 

 

 

Turgor pressure

 

 

 

turgid

 

 

 

aquaporins

 

 

 

tonoplast

 

 

 

symplast

 

 

 

apoplast

 

 

 

bulk flow

 

 

 

mychorrhizae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 37

 

Plant nutrition

 

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mineral nutrients

 

 

 

essential nutrient

 

 

 

macronutrients

 

 

 

micronutrients

 

 

 

topsoil

 

 

 

horizons

 

 

 

loams

 

 

 

humus

 

 

 

cation exchange

 

 

 

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

 

 

 

nitrogen fixation

 

 

 

nitrogenase

 

 

 

nodules

 

 

 

bacteroids

 

 

 

mycorrhizae

 

 

 

ectomycorrhizae

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 38

 

plant reproduction and development

 

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alternation of generations

 

 

sporophyte

 

 

 

gametophyte

 

 

 

monoecious

 

 

 

dioecious

 

 

 

microspore

 

 

 

megaspore

 

 

 

scutellum

 

 

 

coleorhiza

 

 

 

coleoptile

 

 

 

fruit

 

 

 

stock

 

 

 

scion

 

 

 

protoplast fusion

 

 

 

monoculture

 

 

 

sepal

 

 

 

petal

 

 

 

stamen

 

 

 

ovules

 

 

 

complete flower

 

 

 

incomplete flower

 

 

 

perfect flower

 

 

 

imperfect flower

 

 

 

organ-identity genes