Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 37 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam 2025/26 With Complete Solutions, 100% Guaranteed Pass || Complete A+ Guide

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 4 out of 37 pages

Plants Architecture - correct 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 - correct answer-Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - correct answer-- Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis - correct answer-outermost cell layer of a plant body cutin: (wax) excreted by epidermis Cuticle - correct answer-Waxy waterproof covering of a plant. Produced by the epidermis and has wax to resist desiccation. Guard Cells - correct answer-Responsible for opening and closing stomata. Works together with stomata to regulate gas exchange. Prevents movement of water ACROSS surface Stomata - correct answer-Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move. Mostly on lower surfaces, sometimes on upper surfaces. Found on both surfaces. Allows for gas exchange. 2 aspects of Photosynthesis - correct answer-light dependent reactions light independent reactions Mesophyll contains what? - correct answer-- Parenchyma - Dicots have Palisade & Spongy Layers Mesophyll - correct answer-Middle leaf structures photosynthetic layer. Parenchyma - correct answer-Ground tissue that forms the bulk of the mesophyll Can be modified into collenchyma and sclerenchyma Thin and flexible cells Most common and versatile ground tissue Used for metabolic functions and storage of organic products Palisade & Spongy layers - correct answer-Palisade layer: where light dependent reactions occur, near the surface. Top part of the mesophyll in dicot plants. Spongy mesophyll or spongy parenchyma: soft lower layer. Has access to CO2 through stomata. Kelvin Cycle: where carbon fixation occurs, converting nonorganic CO2 into sugars. Vein (Vascular bundle) - correct answer-Transports materials throughout the leaf and contains the xylem and phloem. Separating the VB = damage. Stem Structure - correct answer-Epidermis, Cortex, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma, Vascular Tissues Xylem - correct answer-(Xylem Up) Distributes water from roots throughout Aimed towards stem Red Tells age of tree Contains: tracheids & vessel members Tracheids - correct answer-Thin, hollow, narrow tube, dead cells with perforated, tapered ends. Vestigial structure First kind of tube made Present in early vascular plants and present in angiosperms and gymnosperms (slow flow) Vessel Members - correct answer-Thick, hollow, wide tube, dead cells with large holes on end. Clearly visible Phloem - correct answer-(Phloem Down) Distributes the products of photosynthesis (sugary water) to plants tissues. Blue Contains: Sieve tube members (element) & Companion cells Sieve Tube Members - correct answer-hollow, living cells with perforated cells Companion Cells - correct answer-living cells that help keep sieve tube member cells alive. Production of sugars in Kelvin Cycle require transportation done by companion cells into phloem Which 4 cell types is most active metabolically when fully functional? - correct answer-companion cells Epidermis in Trees - correct answer-is replaced by bark or cork. Produced by the cork cambium (tissues that produce other tissues). Cork (dead) = phloem (alive) Cork cambium produces cork. Trees grow wider cause xylem will get clogged The cork is produced when? - correct answer-Secondary phloem Composition of Bark - correct answer-is produced from phloem, cork cambium, or cork. Lenticels - correct answer-cracks in the bark to facilitate gas exchange Secondary Growth - correct answer-How a plant increases in girth (diameter) 1. Vascular Cambium 2. Cork Cambium 3. Wood 4. Bark 5. Lenticels

Content preview

Biodiversity Brooks, Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam With Complete
Answers,A+ (Already Passed)



1. Phylum Porifera:ANS
Sponges Parazoans-poorly defined
tissues
2. Metazoa:ANS multicellular animals
3. Phylum Porifera- General characteristics:ANS Sponges
- Sessile
- Filter water through canal system
- Mostly marine
4. Phylum Porifera (sponges)- body plans:ANS body plans

- Asconoid-body bag
-Syconoid-body wall forms
- Leuconoid-most complicated
5. Asconoid:ANS Sponge body
plan Bag shape
most simple
6. Phylum Porifera (sponges)- General morphology:ANS -Body layers






,- Outer:
- Porocytes
- Myocytes

- Middle (Mesohyl)
-Spicules
- Spongin
- Amoebocytes
- Collencytes

- Inner
"Choanocytes"
7. Phylum Porifera (sponges)-outer body layers: - Porocytes: specialized pore cells
- Myocytes: muscle-like cells
8. Phylum Porifera (sponges)-middle body layers: -Spicules: provide support
- Spongin: protein compound that gives spongy feel






,- Amoebocytes: similar to stem cells that produce spicules and spongin
- Collencytes(nerve-like cells): useful for structure. look like neurons and believe to have a precursor to a nervous system
9. Collencytes: Phylum Porifera (sponges)-middle body layer
(nerve-like cells): useful for structure. look like neurons and believe to have a precursor to a nervous system
10. Do sponges have a nervous system?: No
11. Phylum Porifera (sponges)-inner body layers: "Choanocytes":
cells that can trap particles and water into the cell. -Morphologically similar to the choanoflagellate.
12. Do sponges have muscles?: No
13. name of middle body layer of sponge?: mesohyl
14. What can spicules be made of?: calcium carbonate or silica dioxide
15. Sponge Reproduction Asexual: -Regeneration: grow into more of itself
-Budding: a piece can break away and regrow somewhere else
-Gemmules: spore like structure, that allows them to survive the dry periods.
16. Sponge Reproduction sexual: - Dioecious: Separate sexes
- Monoecious (hermaphrodites): Sperm and egg on one organism use
the water column for fertilization
17. are sponges dioecious or monoecious?: Both
18. Sponge Classification: Class Calcarea
Class Hexactinellida: Glass sponges
Class Demospongiae-most species
Class Sclerospongiae-rare sponge found in caves of coral reefs
19. Class Calcarea: Phylum Porifera (sponges)
20. Class Hexactinellida: Glass sponges: Phylum Porifera (sponges)
21. Class Demospongiae-most species: Phylum Porifera (sponges)
22. Class Sclerospongiae-rare sponge found in caves of coral reefs: Phylum Porifera
(sponges)
23. Phylum Cnidaria: Branch Eumetazoa (true tissues)
Grade Radiata
two true tissue layers
24. Phylum Cnidaria-general characteristics: - Mouth w/tentacles
- No anus, but has gut (incomplete GI tract): regurgitate their food




, - Cnidae
- Diploblastic w/organs: Epidermis & gastrodermis
25. No anus, but has gut (incomplete GI tract): regurgitate their food: Phylum Cnidaria
26. Cnidae in Cnidaria: Nematocyst: Most significant.
thread with toxin everted
Spirocyst: Elongated thread for adhesion
Ptychocyst: substance used to construct tube for borrowing sea anemones
27. Nematocyst: Phylum Cnidaria
Most significant.
thread with toxin everted
28. Spirocyst: Phylum Cnidaria
Elongated thread for adhesion
29. Ptychocyst: Phylum Cnidaria
substance used to construct tube for borrowing sea anemones
30. What is the jelly aspect of Phylum Cnidaria?: Mesoglea
31. Mesoglea: Jelly like body layer on the jellyfish
32. Cnidarians have three body layers?: True
Epidermis
Mesoglea
Gastrodermis
33. Cnidarians have two tissue layers?: True
Epidermis
Gastrodermis
34. Phylum Cnidaria-General morphology: "Polyp"-sedentary (sessile)
"Medusa"-mobile
35. life cycle of Cnidarians-metagenesis: superficially, this might resemble alternation of generations in plants.
However, metagenesis does not involve two types of individuals with ditterent ploidy. Instead, cnidarians typically (but not always)
alternate between a diploid polyp and diploid medusa. Because medusae are more motile, they usually produce gametes via
meiosis. The polyp is more sedentary or sessile, but typically reproduces asexually via mitosis.

Document information

Uploaded on
January 23, 2026
Number of pages
37
Written in
2025/2026
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$48.49

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
SUPERPASS
5.0
(4)
Sold
20
Followers
1
Items
524
Last sold
2 weeks ago



Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions