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46 Cards in this Set
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Xylem |
Water moving tissue |
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Phloem |
Sugar moving tissue |
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Epidermis |
Outer layer of tissue |
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Endodermis |
Inner layer of tissue |
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Cortex |
Ground tissue |
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Apical meristem |
Point of cell division |
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Root cap |
Protective cap protecting the dividing cells |
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Root hairs |
Increase surface area for absorption |
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Runner |
Horizontal stem on surface; make new plants |
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Rhizome |
Horizontal stems under soil; store food; make new plants |
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Rhizome |
Horizontal stems under soil; store food; make new plants |
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Tubers |
Enlarged structures (potatoes); starch |
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Tendrils |
Modified leaf; climbing |
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Tendrils |
Modified leaf; climbing |
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Spines |
Modified leaf; protection |
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Main functions of roots |
Absorption Anchorage Storage |
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Taproot system |
-Extend deep in the ground -1 large root with little roots off to the side |
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Fibrous root system |
-all the same size -don't go deep in the ground |
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Sporophyte |
The diploid plant body; produces anthers and ovules which undergo meiosis to form haploid spores |
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Sporophyte |
The diploid plant body; produces anthers and ovules which undergo meiosis to form haploid spores |
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Anther |
Male part of a plant |
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Sporophyte |
The diploid plant body; produces anthers and ovules which undergo meiosis to form haploid spores |
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Anther |
Male part of a plant |
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Ovule |
Female part of a plant |
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Gametophyte |
Haploid generation produced from haploid spores |
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Dormancy |
The stage of suspended animation; growth and development are suspended |
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Three types of fruits |
Simple fruits Aggregate fruits Multiple fruits |
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Simple fruits |
Develop from a flower with a single carpel and ovary Examples: apples, pea pods, cherries, pears |
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Aggregate fruits |
Develops from a flower with many carpels Examples: berries |
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Multiple fruits |
Develop from a group of separate flowers tightly clusters together Examples: pineapples |
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Phloem sap |
Sugary solution in plants |
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Xylem sap |
Solution of water and inorganic nutrients |
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Sugar source |
Location where sugar is being produced by photosynthesis or the breakdown of starch (Leaf, green stem) |
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Sugar sink |
Location in the plant where sugar is stored or consumed (Growing roots, shoot tips, fruits) |
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Pressure flow mechanism |
Explanation for the flow of sugary sap |
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Transpiration |
The pull of the water upward |
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Cohesion |
Something sticking to itself |
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Cohesion |
Something sticking to itself |
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Adhesion |
Something sticking to something else |
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Macronutrients |
9 elements that are found in large quantities in the plant body |
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Micronutrients |
8 elements that the plant need in small quantities |
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The plant body is divided into two main parts |
Shoot system Root system |
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Monocots |
65,000 species |
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Dicots |
170,000 species |
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Double fertilization |
One Sperm fertilizes the egg and another sperm fertilizes the embryo sac(food) |
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Endosperm |
The food tissue |
