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tissues
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Groups of cells performing the same function
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organs
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Tissues performing the same task
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systems
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Made up of multiple organs
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shoot systems
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Everything above ground on a plant
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root systems
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everything on a plant underground
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meristems
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A particular part of a plant with high growth rates
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epidermis
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Outer layer of plants that don’t have bark
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cuticle
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a waxy layer on the top part of the leaf that seals the water and co2 in
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ground tissues
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Main mass of the plant, under the epidermis, performs many functions
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vascular tissues
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Ground tissue that transports nutrients and materials
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xylem tissues
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Transports water and dissolved minerals
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phloem tissues
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Transports sucrose and other dissolved sugars
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sieve tube cells
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Perforated end walls , cytoplasm extends through them
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companion cells
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Small cells that direct what happens in the sieve tube cells, attached to the sieve tube cells
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root hairs
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Hair like projections from roots that increase surface area and absorb water
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stomata
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pours the on the bottom of the leaf that controls lets in co2, and lets out o2 and water
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guard cells
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cells that swell and contranct to control the stomata
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