Botany Theory

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Decks in this class (28)

A.1 - Importance and short history of Botany
Why are plants studied,
Botany can be applied to which sc...,
Who is regarded as the father of ...
11  cards
A.2 - Morphology and modifications
Why are plants eukaryotes,
What are cell walls made of,
Plant cells have internal
26  cards
A.3 - Morphology of reproductive organs
Describe flowers,
A non reproductive leaf,
What does a perianth form
23  cards
A.4 - Specific Organelles of the Plant Cell
List the main plant organelles,
What comprises the protoplasm,
The soft cell wall cellulose can ...
15  cards
A.5 Main Plant Tissues (regarding nutrition and digestibility)
What are the two types of plant t...,
What kind of cells can differenti...,
Under injury plants are able to
12  cards
A.6 - Histology of plant organs (regarding to nutrition and digestibility)
Give the histological layers of a...,
What is the function of the root ...,
Why are storage roots easier to d...
24  cards
A.7 - The nutrient metabolism of plants; the effect of nutrient deficiency
Give common macronutrient inorganics,
Give common micronutrient inorganics,
The ph determines
13  cards
A.8 - Photosythesis and respiration
What do light dependent reations ...,
Give the light independent reaction,
What role does water play in phot...
13  cards
A.9 - The role of secondary metabolites; major carbohydrate and phenoloid compounds
What are secondary metabolites,
What are the primary groups of se...,
By which process are secondary me...
10  cards
A.10 - The major groups of polyketides and terpenoids
What are polyketides,
What are the varieties of polyket...,
What are terpenoids
10  cards
A.11 - The major groups of azotoids
What are the varieties of azotoid,
What are the major groups of simp...,
What are cyanogenic compounds
16  cards
A.12 - Antinutritional compounds in forages
Collectively antinutritional comp...,
What are antinutritive carbohydrates,
What are raffinose stachyose and ...
8  cards
A.13 - Major flowerless, gymnosperm and monocot taxons (identification and importance)
What are monocots,
Give examples from this category,
What is algae
19  cards
A.14 - Major dicot taxons (identification and importance)
List the dicots,
Buttercups,
Spurges
10  cards
A.15 - Grassland formation and their distribution in the Earth and Europe (regarding to the major grassland types)
Where do grasslands occur,
What is savanna,
Cerrado
18  cards
A.16 - Mycotoxicosis: human and animal poisonings of microfungi
Two thirds of fungi are,
What are metabolites used for in ...,
What can terricolous fingi accumu...
12  cards
A.17 - Mycetism: mushroom poisonings in humans
What is mycetism,
What are mycotoxic poisonings div...,
Phalloides syndrome
9  cards
B.1 - The importance of cereals in animal nutrition
Which component are cereals prima...,
What are cereals adapted for,
What is the typical protein and f...
8  cards
B.2 - The importance of pulse crops and oil plants in animal nutrition
Pulse crops,
What are levels of protein and un...,
Which vitamins are found in pulse...
11  cards
B.3 - The importance of forage legumes and fleshy forages in animal nutrition
What are forage legumes,
Which mineral ions are found in f...,
Which vitamins are forage legumes...
13  cards
B.4 - Poisonings related to cyanogenic and cardiac glycosides (mechanism of action, effects, symptoms)
What are cyanogenic glycosides,
How does hcn affect the body,
How does hcn affect the body rbcs
7  cards
B.5 - Poisoning of the CNS (mechanism of action, effects, symptoms)
Which poisons affect the cns,
How do tropane alkaloids affect t...,
What are the symptoms of tropane ...
12  cards
B.6 - Poisoning of the digestive tract, the liver and photosensitization (mechanism of action, effects, symptoms)
How do phorbol esters affect the ...,
Symptoms of phorbol esters,
How do trierpenoids affect the bo...
6  cards
B.7 - Plant with complex effects, oxalate and nitrate poisoning (mechanism of action, effects, symptoms)
How does thujone affect the body,
What are the symptoms of thujone ...,
How does ranunculin affect the body
8  cards
B.8 - Carcinogenic and cytotoxic plants and species affect abnormal blood clotting (mechanism of action, effects, symptoms)
How does aristolochic acid affect...,
What are the symptoms of aristolo...,
How does ptaquiloside affect the ...
10  cards
B.9 - The importance of medicinal plants in veterinary medicine (benefits, fields of application, limitations)
What is the science based medical...,
Phytotherapy is,
When can phytotherapy not be used
10  cards
B.10 - The importance of grazing and hay in animal nutrition respectively the veterinarian aspects
What is the protein to carbohydra...,
Where is the highest forage value...,
What are the grazing
10  cards
B.11 - Botanical hay and rumen content analysis
What is the first task when analy...,
What is the second task of hay an...,
Why do many rushes and sedges mak...
13  cards

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