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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.

Describe mesophyll

It consists of cells with TONS of chloroplasts that produce glucose by photosynthesis.

What occupies most of a leaf?

Ground tissue

What is embedded in the ground tissue?

Vascular bundles

What kind of tissue covers the leaf?

Dermal Tissue

What are vascular Bundles inside leaves called?

Veins

T/F Monocots have PERPINDICULAR veins.

FALSE: PARALLEL VEINS

What kind of veins do most eudicots have?

Netted veins

Name the three organs of a plant:

Stem Leaf and Root

Tissues come together to form ___________.

Organs

Ground tissue occupies most of the what of a herbaceous plant?

STEM

What is embedded in the ground tissue?

Vascular Bundles

What COVERS the stem?

Dermal tissue

What does vegetative plant mean?

Non-reproductive plant.

T/F The shoot’s stem supports the leaves, which produce carbohydrates by photosynthesis.

TRUE

Describe the function of roots

Roots anchor the plant and absorb water & minerals that move via the stem to the leaves.

Where do leaves attach to stems?

At nodes

Spaces between nodes are called ______________/

Internodes

Each node has an axillary bud. Describe an axillary bud

an undeveloped shoot that could form a new branch or flower.

Name the two categories biologists divide plants into

A herbaceous plant and woody plant

Describe a herbaceous plant.

GREEN SOFT STEM

DESCRIBE A WOODY PLANT

TOUGH BARK-COVERED WOOD

HOW MANY ELEMENTS DO PLANTS REQUIRE TO STAY HEALTHY?

16

THREE FUNCTIONS OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS.

REPRODUCTION, GROWTH, AND METABOLISM

What percentage do carbon hydrogen and oxygen make up the dry weight of a plant?

96%

What are macronutrients and examples?

They are what is required in large amounts EXAMPLES-OXY,HYDRO, AND CARBON

DESCRIBE MICRONUTRIENTS

THEY ARE REQUIRED IN MUCH SMALLER AMOUNTS EX- CHLORINE BORON ION ZINC COPPER MANGANESE

What is the one function both roots and stems do?

Absorb nutrients and elements from air and soil

What do symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria help plants do?

Help plants obtain useful forms of nitrogen

Name the three tissues plants have

GROUND TISSUE, VASCULAR TISSUE, AND DERMAL TISSUE

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

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

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

Pores in the cuticle, called ____________, allow leaves to exchange gases with the atmosphere.

stomata

WHAT surround each stoma and control its opening and closing?

Guard cells

Function of cuticle?

Conserves water and protects the plant

What does the dermal tissue consist of? Describe this

epidermis, which is coated with a waxy cuticle.

Definition of leaves.

Leaves are flattened blades supported with a stalk-like petiole.

Compare the division of simple and compound leaves.

S-HAVE UNDIVIDED BLADES


C-DIVIDED INTO LEAFLETS ATTACHED TO ONE PETIOLE

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

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

T/F Vascular tissues transport water, minerals, carbohydrates, and other dissolved compounds.

TRUE

T/F The cells that compose ground tissue are important sites of photosynthesis, respiration, storage, and support.

TRUE