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What characterizes hydrophytes?
What characterizes hydrophytes?
Which adaptation mechanism is considered heritable?
Which adaptation mechanism is considered heritable?
What is the role of signal transduction in plant responses?
What is the role of signal transduction in plant responses?
Which category of plant stress is characterized by the plant's death?
Which category of plant stress is characterized by the plant's death?
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Pleiotropic genes have what specific characteristic?
Pleiotropic genes have what specific characteristic?
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Study Notes
Plant Stress Responses
- Plant stress response can be genetically determined (adaptation) or non-heritable (acclimation)
- Plant types are classified based on their environment:
- Hydrophytes: Live in or near water
- Mesophytes: Mostly land dwelling
- Xerophytes: Grow in arid environments
- Halophytes: Adapted to salty habitats
- Factors affecting plant stress responses:
- Unfavorable conditions (leading to lethal or sublethal stress)
- Environmental stressors causing changes in plant survival
Plant Adaptation
- Plant adaptation to stress can occur at multiple levels:
- Molecular level: Changes in gene expression
- Biochemical level: Physiological responses
- Whole plant level: Combined response
Plant Information Systems
- Plant cells have two information systems:
- Genetic
- Epigenetic
Pleiotropic Genes
- Pleiotropic genes influence multiple traits
- Receptors are present in the plasma membrane and cytoplasm
- Cellular compartments involved in signal transduction and plant responses
Signal Transduction
- Signal transduction pathways involve:
- Reception: Receptors detect stimuli
- Transduction: Signals are transmitted
- Response: Cellular response to signal
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Description
Explore the various ways plants respond to stress, including genetic and non-heritable adaptations. This quiz covers the environmental classification of plants, the mechanisms of stress adaptation, and the role of pleiotropic genes. Test your knowledge of how plants survive in challenging conditions.
