BIO 431
UNIT 4
Light


List of Terms for Light Unit
shade-requiring, sun-requiring
vernal flora
intertree gaps
sunflecks
gap phase replacement
advanced regeneration
interdigitate
quantum
photoexcitation
singlet levels
flourescence
anthocyanins
Pelargonin
carotenoids
chromoplasts
plastids
accessory pigment
carotenes, xanthophylls
lutein
photo-oxidation
superoxide, O-2
pyrrole
chromophore
phytol
P680, P700
cytochrome complex
Calvin-Benson Cycle
rubisco
phosphoglyceric acid
phosphoglycolic acid
photorespiration
ribulose diphosphate (RuDP)
peroxisome
glycine, serine
C3 vs. C4
CAM
oxaloacetic and malic acids
bundle sheath
Kranz anatomy
phytochrome
phototropism
etiolation
PR (P660) vs. PFR (P730)
short-day, long-day, and day-neutral plants
florigen
anthesin
endogenous self-sustaining oscillations (esso)
skototropism
Monstera


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