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19 Cards in this Set
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Xylem |
conducts water up towards the top of the plant |
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Phloem |
living tissue that transports the soluble organic compounds made during photosynthesis |
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do stems or roots have vascular bunbles? |
stems |
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do stems or roots have vascular cylinders |
roots |
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what is pith |
filler tissue |
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the main function of the cortex |
food storage |
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what looks like a monkey face |
vascular bundle |
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epidermis |
the outer layer of pretty much anything |
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woody means that it gets _______ every year |
larger |
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what do camibium layers always produce |
xylem and phloem |
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what is the cork made of |
dead cells and gets filled with suberin |
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what is suberin |
lipid that protects from water infiltration |
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what is wood (primarily) |
xylem |
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4 zones of roots |
root cap apical meristem (zone of cell division/mitosis) zone of elongation zone of maturation |
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what is the difference between monocot and eudicot roots |
eudicots have 2 seed leaves while monocots only have one |
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taproot system |
is a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally. |
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fibrous root system |
usually formed by thin, moderately branching roots growing from the stem |
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adventitious root system |
arise from an organ other than the root—usually a stem, sometimes a leaf. They are especially numerous on underground stems. |
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prop roots |
Adventitious roots, when modified for aerial support, are called prop roots |
