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Botany Exam 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fats | Satuarated and straight chains |
| Horticulture | growing plants for resale |
| Arborist | which trees grow where |
| Dendrochronology | study of trees and wood |
| Atom | smallest unit of an element |
| carbohydrate polymer | Complex sugars (polysaccharides) |
| Protiens monomer | amino acids |
| nucleic acid examples | DNA, RNA, ATP (only monomer with a specific important job) |
| transfat | chemically straight chains (unsaturated that is hydrogenated) |
| Phospholipids | Hydrophilic head with two hydrophobic tails and important for any membranes. |
| Organic | Includes Carbon |
| Chloroplats | It is only found in Plant cells and is the site of photosynthesis |
| Chloroplat function | Capture light and carbon for glucose |
| plant ecology | the study of the interactions between plants and the environment |
| foresty | what makes the best conditions for forests |
| Florist | grow and care for flowers and potted plants |
| Molecules | atoms of two or more elements connected through bonds |
| carbohydrate monomers | simple sugars (monosaccharides) |
| membrane functoin | helps homeiostasis, comunication between cells |
| Nucleus function | long term storage, first step in making proteins |
| agronmy | shares research with the community |
| turf management | regulate lawn care |
| botanical therapist | Gardening as a form of therapy |
| Biofules | plants as a source of fule |
| green roof architect | roofs featuring plants |
| Palynology | the study of pollen and spores |
| Cell | smallest unit of life |
| examples of carbohydrates | fiber, starch,glucose,clycogen |
| Protien polymer | protien (polypeptide) |
| protien examples | enzymes and hormones |
| Nucleic acid monomers | nucleotides |
| nucleic acid polymers | nucleic acids |
| Lipids (no monomer or polymers) | At least patically hydrophobic |
| Oils | Unsaturated and has kinks in the chain |
| Steroids | lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings |
| Vitamins (no mon or poly) | Aid in metabolic reactions, fat souble, water souble (daily needed) |
| Elements | Help with metabolic reactions and some are needed more than others. |
| plasma membrane | A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells |
| membrane composition | phospholipids, cholesterol, proteins |
| Nucleus | A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction |
| Vacuole | Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates |
| Vacuole function | Swells to promote growth, helps to prevent toxicity, storage |
| Mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production |
| Involved in all organell composition | Proteins, phospholipids |
| Ribosomes | non-organelles, second step in making proteins |
| non-organells have no membrane | ribosomes, cell wall |
| cell wall | A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms. |
| Cell wall composition | cellulose |
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