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21 Cards in this Set
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Dermal Tissue |
forms the protective outer layer of the plant |
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Ground Tissue |
makes up much of the inside of the nonwoody parts of the plant |
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Epidermis |
dermal tissue which forms a skin in the nonwoody plants |
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Cork |
consists of several dead cells in dermal tissue |
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Tracheids |
narrow, elongated, tapered at ends allows water to flow through pits |
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Vessels |
conducting strands w/ large perforations to allow water to pass faster between vessel cells |
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Sieve Tubes |
conducting strands in phloem |
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Cortex |
ground tissue surrounding the vascular tissue |
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Root Hairs |
slender projectiles of the cell membrane |
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Root Cap |
mass of cells, protects the actively growing root tips |
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Herbaceous Plants |
plants with stems that are flexible and usually green |
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Vascular Bundles |
herbaceous plants that contain bundles of xylem and phloem |
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Pith |
the ground tissue inside the skin |
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Heartwood |
the wood in the center of a mature stem or tree trunk |
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Sapwood |
lies outside the heartwood can no longer conduct water |
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Petiole |
attaches the blade to the stem |
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Mesophyll |
ground tissue in leaves |
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Transpiration |
loss of water vapor |
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Source |
part of a plant that provides organic compound for other parts of the plant |
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Sink |
part of the plant where organic compounds are delivered to |
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Translocation |
the movement of organic compound within a plant from a source to a sink |
