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Cytology - the study of cells Robert Hooke - - observed cork could float - discovered a honeycomb-like structure in a cork slice using a primitive compound microscope - only saw cell walls as this was dead tissue - coined the term "cell" for these individual compartments he saw Two types of microscopes: - 1. Light Microscope 2. Electron Microscope

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct evolution - Answer- the concept that all given organisms are related to each other though common ancestry Have scientists proven that life exists? - Answer- No Big Bang - Answer- Theory of how the universe formed 16-18 billion years ago Symbiosis - Answer- the interaction between two different organisms living in close association "life coming together" Spontaneous Generation - Answer- Theory that life arose spontaneou...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Quizzes with 100% Correct Answers Coevolution - Answer- adaptations go hand in hand, with one species evolving with the other Plant/Animal Hierarchy - Answer- Cells --> Tissues --> Organs 3 Plant Tissues - Answer- 1. Dermal ("Skin") 2. Vascular ("Veins") 3. Ground Tissue ("support tissue") Leaves - Answer- Responsible for collection and conservation of solar energy Main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plant Stems - Answer- Positioning and su...

Brooks Biological Principles Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Cytology - Answer- the study of cells Cell Theory - Answer- all living things are composed of cells and come from living cells Robert Hooke - Answer- one of the first to use microscope, observing a piece of cork from the stem of plants, where he found chambers arising in the idea of a cell. Light Microscope - Answer- takes pictures of large atoms. nucleus, not electrons Scanning Electron Microscope - Answer- electrons ar...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Plants Architecture - Answer- Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure - Answer- Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - Answer- - Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis - Answer- outermost cell layer of a plant body ...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 2 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The Primary role of Fungi - Answer- Decomposers- they break things down Modes of Nutrition in Fungi - Answer- Heterotrophs with extracellular digestion Exoenzymes - Answer- Fungi Release these enzymes outside of the cell wall. Break down complex molecules into smaller organic molecules which can be absorbed. Extracellular Digestion - Answer- The release of exoenzymes out side of the cell wall, followed by the absorption of nu...

Bioprinciples Exam 2 – Brooks Questions and Answers 100% Pass Cytology - Answer- the study of cells Robert Hooke - Answer- - observed cork could float - discovered a honeycomb-like structure in a cork slice using a primitive compound microscope - only saw cell walls as this was dead tissue - coined the term "cell" for these individual compartments he saw Two types of microscopes: - Answer- 1. Light Microscope 2. Electron Microscope Light Microscope - Answer- - light is focused on s...

Biodiversity Unit 2 Exam—Brooks Questions and Answers 100% Pass Kingdom Fungi - Answer- -Decomposers -heterotrophs (w/ extracellular digestion) -saprobes -chitin Thallus - Answer- body Mycelium - Answer- what the body is made up of Hyphae - Answer- thread like, where the nutrience is absorbed Septate - Answer- more evolved, many cells divided by walls Coenocytic - Answer- one huge cell with many nucleus, more primitive Haustoria - Answer- branching projections that push through cell...

Biodiversity Unit 2 Exam: Dr. Brooks FAU Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the four phylums in Kingdom Fungi? - Answer- Phylum Zygomycota, Phylum Ascomycota, Phylum Basidiomycota, and Phylum Duteromycota What is an example(s) of a fungus from Phylum Zygomycota? - Answer- Black Bread Mold What kind of hyphae make up the mycelium in Phylum Zygomycota? - Answer- coenocytic (no partition between cell walls) How are Fungi distinguished? - Answer- how they reproduce sexually What does ...