Plant Physiology

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  1. 3. Classification of plant mineral nutrients that are major constituents of organic materials and essential for enzymatic processes (e.g. nitrogen and sulfur) (hint: group _)
  2. 4. The mutual attraction between water molecules (hint: by hydrogen bonding)
  3. 5. The type of facilitated diffusion protein where the binding has to occur and cause a conformational change of protein to transport the solution to the other side of the membrane
  4. 6. The free energy associated with water
  5. 8. The type of active transport that involves coupling with cotransporter
  6. 12. A light response curve typically shows that an increase in _____ ________ increases the rate of photosynthesis
  7. 16. A group 2 essential nutrient found in many biomolecules. A significant component in DNA and RNA (nucleic acids), membrane phospholipids, and ATP
  8. 18. The protein transport mechanism of the movement of two molecules in oppositive directions through a protein channel
  9. 19. Signs of this nutrient deficiency in a plant include chlorosis (yellowing of the leaves due to a lack of chlorophyll)
  10. 20. The type of plants that adapt better in high CO2 concentration conditions because they benefit from a simpler carbon reaction pathway (carbon fixation and assimilation is directly done by RUBISCO)
  11. 21. The meristematic cells in secondary growth
  12. 22. The enzyme responsible for the first carboxylation of the C4 pathway in the mesophyll cells that converts CO2 into oxaloacetate
  13. 25. The rapid change in the movement of water across the cell membrane due to a sudden change in solution concentration around a cell
  14. 27. The carbohydrate formed (essential for plants) from the reduction step of the Calvin-Benson cycle
  15. 29. The process where light energy breaks down molecules. In photosynthesis specifically, light energy splits water molecules to produce oxygen, protons, and electrons
  16. 30. The meristematic cells in primary growth (hint: most active in young plants)
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  1. 1. The pathway (cycle) of assimilation of inorganic carbon into organic carbon
  2. 2. The process in plants where oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide is released, and occurs when RUBICO reacts with oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. Typically reduces the efficiency of carbon assimilation and reduces the O2 concentration in the plant cell.
  3. 7. The transport of water in and out of the plant through the stomata
  4. 9. The attraction of water molecules to solid surfaces
  5. 10. New cells originate in a dividing tissue called ________
  6. 11. The CO2 fixed at night in CAM plants is stored in the ____
  7. 13. Location of the light-dependent reaction
  8. 14. The plant tissue made from non-living cells that are responsible for transporting water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plants
  9. 15. Channels that connect the cytoplasms of neighboring cells to facilitate cell-to-cell communication and solute transport
  10. 17. The nickname of the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction between RuBP and CO2 or O2 (carboxylation/oxygenation)
  11. 23. The movement of molecules between plant cells exclusively through the cytosol
  12. 24. The type of growth system where plants are grown with their roots suspended in the air while being sprayed continuously with a nutrient solution
  13. 26. The type of growth that produces an increase in the width and diameter of plants
  14. 28. A group 3 nutrient that is significant for plant cell wall structure as it stabilizes the pectin in the middle lamella of cell walls, as well as cellular signaling