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What is The ground tissue inside a leaf called? It consists of cells with TONS of chloroplasts that produce glucose by photosynthesis. |
mesophyll. |
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Describe mesophyll |
It consists of cells with TONS of chloroplasts that produce glucose by photosynthesis. |
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What occupies most of a leaf? |
Ground tissue |
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What is embedded in the ground tissue? |
Vascular bundles |
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What kind of tissue covers the leaf? |
Dermal Tissue |
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What are vascular Bundles inside leaves called? |
Veins |
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T/F Monocots have PERPINDICULAR veins. |
FALSE: PARALLEL VEINS |
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What kind of veins do most eudicots have? |
Netted veins |
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Name the three organs of a plant: |
Stem Leaf and Root |
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Tissues come together to form ___________. |
Organs |
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Ground tissue occupies most of the what of a herbaceous plant? |
STEM |
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What is embedded in the ground tissue? |
Vascular Bundles |
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What COVERS the stem? |
Dermal tissue |
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What does vegetative plant mean? |
Non-reproductive plant. |
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T/F The shoot’s stem supports the leaves, which produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis. |
TRUE |
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Describe the function of roots |
Roots anchor the plant and absorb water & minerals that move via the stem to the leaves. |
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Where do leaves attach to stems? |
At nodes |
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Spaces between nodes are called ______________/ |
Internodes |
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Each node has an axillary bud. Describe an axillary bud |
an undeveloped shoot that could form a new branch or flower. |
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Name the two categories biologists divide plants into |
A herbaceous plant and woody plant |
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Describe a herbaceous plant. |
GREEN SOFT STEM |
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DESCRIBE A WOODY PLANT |
TOUGH BARK-COVERED WOOD |
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HOW MANY ELEMENTS DO PLANTS REQUIRE TO STAY HEALTHY? |
16 |
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THREE FUNCTIONS OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS. |
REPRODUCTION, GROWTH, AND METABOLISM |
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What percentage do carbon hydrogen and oxygen make up the dry weight of a plant? |
96% |
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What are macronutrients and examples? |
They are what is required in large amounts EXAMPLES-OXY,HYDRO, AND CARBON |
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DESCRIBE MICRONUTRIENTS |
THEY ARE REQUIRED IN MUCH SMALLER AMOUNTS EX- CHLORINE BORON ION ZINC COPPER MANGANESE |
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What is the one function both roots and stems do? |
Absorb nutrients and elements from air and soil |
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What do symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants do? |
Help plants obtain useful forms of nitrogen |
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Name the three tissues plants have |
GROUND TISSUE, VASCULAR TISSUE, AND DERMAL TISSUE |
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DESCRIBE GROUND, VASCULAR AND DERMAL TISSUES |
G-MAKE UP MOST OF PLANT BODY V-TRANSPORT MATERIALS WITHIN PLANT EX-XYLEM AND PHLOEM D-COVERS THE PLANT |
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Xylem tissue transports water and minerals from the roots to other plant parts. It consists of long, narrow cells called_________ and wide, barrel-shaped cells called _______________ |
tracheids; vessel elements |
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Phloem tissue transports dissolved organic compounds like sugars. ______________ are the conducting cells; companion cells transfer materials in and out of sieve tubes. |
Sieve tube elements |
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Pores in the cuticle, called ____________, allow leaves to exchange gases with the atmosphere. |
stomata |
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WHAT surround each stoma and control its opening and closing? |
Guard cells |
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Function of cuticle? |
Conserves water and protects the plant |
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What does the dermal tissue consist of? Describe this |
epidermis, which is coated with a waxy cuticle. |
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Definition of leaves. |
Leaves are flattened blades supported with a stalk-like petiole. |
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Compare the division of simple and compound leaves. |
S-HAVE UNDIVIDED BLADES C-DIVIDED INTO LEAFLETS ATTACHED TO ONE PETIOLE |
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Definition of root hairs and where are they located? |
extensions of the epidermis that absorb water and minerals. They are located near each root's tip |
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How are vascular bundles placed in monocots? in Eudicots? |
M-V.B ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT STEM. E-VB ARE ARRANGED IN A RING NEAR EPIDERMIS |
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T/F Vascular tissues transport water, minerals, carbohydrates, and other dissolved compounds. |
TRUE |
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T/F The cells that compose ground tissue are important sites of photosynthesis, respiration, storage, and support. |
TRUE |