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Plant Study Ag Sci
Leaving Cert Ag Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mitochondria | Cell Organelles where energy is released. |
| Ribosomes | Cell organelles where proteins are synthesised |
| Selectively Permeable | Cell membrane permeability where certain molecules are permitted to enter & leave the cell |
| Angiosperms | Plants that flower |
| Gymnosperms | Plants that do not flower |
| Mosses & Ferns | Non seed producing plants |
| Annuals | Plants that germinate, grow, flower & reproduce in one year |
| Biennials | Plants that germinate & grow in year 1; flower & reproduce in their 2nd year |
| Perennials | Plants that flower & reproduce every year |
| Ephemerals | Plants that flower & reproduce many times over a season |
| Sugar Beet | A crop sown on farms that is a example of a biennial plant |
| Thistle | A biennial Weed |
| Barley | An Annual plant sown on farms |
| Diffusion | Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to low concentration |
| osmosis | Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration across a semi permeable membrane (Passive) |
| Active trnasport | Movement of molecules from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration. Energy is needed for this process |
| Example of Diffusion in plants | Gases leaving & entering the leaf |
| Example of Osmosis in plants | Process by which water enters plant roots |
| Example of Active Transport in plants | Process by which nutrients from the soil are taken into roots of plants |
| stomata | Pores found on the underside of leaves |
| Transpiration | Process by which plants lose water from their leaves |
| Xylem | Vascular tissue used in plants to transfer water & dissolved minerals up a plant |
| Phloem | Vascular tissue found in plants that transport dissolved food nutrients up and down plants |
| Translocation | Movement of sugars / food nutrients up and down plants |
| Turgidity | Pressure exerted by water filled vacuoles resulting in a pressing of the membrane against the cell wall. |
| Plasmolysis | A process seen in plant cells whereby water is lost from the vacuole of the cell; cell membranes detaches from cell wall & the plant is seen to wilt |