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Vocabulary & Terms, To First Exam, Bio101, (Vogt)

The following lists are vocabulary relevant to indicated chapters, up to the first exam.

History of Life on Earth, Chapter 24

prokaryote
eukaryote
stromatolite
Natural Selection
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
Systematics
lineage by descent
Bacteria
Archaea
Eucarya
prokaryote
eukaryote
organelle
nucleus
gene
chromosome
DNA / RNA
mitochondria
ribosome
monophyletic
prebiotic soup
reducing atmosphere
polymer
photosynthesis
catalysis
oxidation / reduction / dehydration
self replication
heredity
rybozyme
autocatalytic
genotype / phenotype
protobiont
liposome
coacervate
amino acid, peptide, protein
nucleotide, nucleic acid
autotrophic
heterotrophic
Charles Darwin
A.I. Oparin
J.B.S. Haldane
Stanley Miller
Howard Urey
 

 
Prokaryotes, Chapter 25 (Knapp)
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Monara = Prokaryotes
small size
binary fission
Cell Wall
peptidoglycans
binary fission
conjugation
movement:
flagella
sub-cell wall filaments
gliding motion
phototaxis
chemotaxis (smell)
genophore
plasmids
Transformation
Conjugation
Transduction
antibiotic resistance
Photoautotrophs 
Chemoautotrophs
Photheterotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs
 
saprobes
parasites
obligate aerobes
facultative anaerobes
obligate anaerobes
ATP
Photosynthesis
light absorbing pigments
Bacteriorhodopsin
 
Eukaryotes, Chapter 26 (Knapp)
Metabolic Diversity
cell size
internal organization of 
membranes
cytoskelatal proteins
genome complexity
DNA structure
mitosis
meiosis
multicellular organisms
organelles
mitochondria
chloroplasts
nucleus
endomembranes
Endosymbiont Theory
aerobic eubacterium
(mitochondria)
cyanobacterium
(chloroplasts)
Nucleus
nuclear pore complexes
nuclear membrane
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
vesicular system
ribosomes
lysosomes
Golgi Complex
secretion
lysosomes
Cytoskeleton
microfilaments
intermediate sized filaments
motility
flagella
cilia
Multicellularity
Protista
plant-like (algae)
animal-like (protozoans)
fungal-like
 
Plant Diversity, Chapter 27
chemical evolution 
abiotic evolution
biotic evolution 
photosynthesis: 
atmospheric shift from
reducing to O2
carbon fixation
cell
prokaryote
eukaryote
cell membrane
skeleton 
cytoskelaton
cell wall
intracellular
extracellular
DNA
RNA
protein
sugars
metabolic pathway
nucleus
 
organelles
mitochondria
chloroplast
endosymbiont theory
compartmentalization
secretion
golgi
ribosomes
life cycle
meiosis
mitosis
diploid 
haploid
2N / N
gamete
sperm
egg
zygote
spore
sporophyte
gametophyte
alternation of generations
 
fertilization
sporophyte dominance
antheridium
archegonium
moss
fern
gymnosperm
angiosperm
conifer
embryo
terrestrial adaptation
vascular system
meiosis
mitosis
germ line tissue
somatic tissue
chromosomes
chromatids
homologous
analagous
cross over
 
 
 
 
 
Plant Structure, Chapter 31
angiosperm
gymnosperm
moncot
dicot
cotyledon
shoot
root
flower
branch
stem
leaf
node
internode
lateral bud
transpiration
photosynthesis (carb. fix.)
respiration (glycolysis)
chlorophyll
chloroplast
mitochondria
differentiation
differentiated cells
undifferentiated cells
apical meristem
lateral meristem
cambium
cell wall
cellulose
lignin
cell vacuole
ROOT SYSTEM:
primary root
taproot system
branch root
root cap
apical meristem
cortex
root hair
epidermis
endodermis
pericycle
Casparian strip
vascular cylinder
xylem
phloem
cambium
lateral meristem
TISSUE SYSTEM:
dermal tissue 
epidermis
endodermis
waxy cuticle
periderm
cork cells
ground tissue
parenchyma
collenchyma
sclerenchyma
lignin
vascular tissue
xylem
tracheid
vessel elements
phloem
sieve tubes
sieve plates
companion cell
STEM SYSTEM:
stems
leaf primordia
lateral buds
nodes
internodes
stoma
stomata
apical meristem
cortex
pith
vascular cambium
primary phloem
secondary phloem
primary xylem
secondary xylem
cork cambium
cork
bark
annual rings
LEAF SYSTEM:
blade
petiole
upper epidermis
lower epidermis
mesophyll
palisade cells
spongy parenchyma
vascular bundle
veins
bundle-sheath cells
stoma
stomata
guard cell
chloroplasts
 
 
Transport and Nutrition in Plants, Chapters 32,33

macronutrients
micronutrients
inorganic compounds
nitrogen (nitrogen cycle)
ammonia - ammonium
nitrite
nitrate
inorganic phosphate
nitrogen fixing bacteria
root nodule
nitrogenase
assymilation
mycorrhizae
selectively permeable membrane
hydrophobic
hydrophillic
active transport
against a concentration gradient
diffusion
passive transport
down concentration gradient
membrane potential (voltage)
proton pump
K+ gradient
cotransport
membrane proteins
transport proteins
carrier proteins
channel proteins
osmosis
turgor pressure 
root hair cell
cytoplasmic continuum
cell wall continuum
plasmodesma
symplast
absorptive surface
endodermal cell
Casparin Strip
Xylem tubes
Cohesion - Tension Theory
hydrogen bonding
transpiration
evaporation
water tension
surface area
stomata
guard cells
extracellular space
stoma / stomata
guard cells
hormone regulated
abscisic acid
vascular bundle
phloem
companion cells
sieve tube
sucrose gradients
sucrose loading
pressure gradient
[sucrose]tissue > [sucrose]sieve tube
sucrose gradient
bulk fluid flow
 
Plant Reproduction, Chapter 34
FLOWER PARTS
sepal petal stamen anther filament carpel stigma style ovary complete / incomplete perfect / imperfect monoecious / dioecious   LIFE CYCLES sporophyte gametophyte diploid haploid meiosis mitosis
MALE GAMETOPHYTE
pollen sacs
microspore mother cell
microspores
pollen grain
sperm cells
tube cell
 
FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE
carpel
ovary
ovule
megaspore mother cell
integument
megaspores
egg cell
polar nuclei
 
pollination
fertilization
germination
double fertilization
primary endosperm cell
endosperm - triploid
zygote - embryo
integument - seed coat
ovary - fruit flesh
shoot tip
hypocotyl
cotyledons
epicotyl
root tip
 
asexual
sexual
parthenogenesis
hermaphroditic
somatic cell
germ cell
 
Plant Control Systems (Hormones), Chapter 35
Dormancy
germination
Coleoptile
phototropism
gravitropism
hormone
auxin
gibberellin
cytokinin
abscisic acid
ethylene
florigen
Brassinolide
apical dominance
biological clock
phytochrome
senescence
statolith
abscission layer
freeze tolerant
draught tolerant