Plant Structure And Function

Front 1

These Structures are slender projections of the cell membrane that increase the surface area of the root and therefore aid in absorption

Back 1

Root Hairs

Front 2

The kind of tissue that makes up much of the inside of nonwoody parts of a plant

Back 2

ground

Front 3

The vascular tissue that carries sugar throughout the plant body

Back 3

pholem

Front 4

The primary photosynthetic organs of the plant

Back 4

leaves

Front 5

The loss of water vapor from a plant

Back 5

transpiration

Front 6

The part of a plant where organic compounds are delivered to

Back 6

sink

Front 7

Tissue that transports water, nutrients, and sugars throughout the plant

Back 7

vascular

Front 8

Water vapor exits the leaves through these

Back 8

stomata

Front 9

The type of plant in which the vascular bundles are arranged in a ring

Back 9

dicot

Front 10

the type of plants that have stems that are flexible and usually green

Back 10

herbaceous

Front 11

In xylem the specialized cells are called vessels and

Back 11

tracheids

Front 12

The stalk that attaches a leaf to the stem of a plant

Back 12

petiole

Front 13

the tissue that forms the protective outer layer of the plant

Back 13

dermal

Front 14

the broad flattened portion of the leaf

Back 14

blade

Front 15

In woody plants, the bark is composed of pholem and

Back 15

cork

Front 16

The movement of organic compounds with a plant from a source to a sink

Back 16

translocation

Front 17

The leaves that are leaves with two or more leaflets

Back 17

compound

Front 18

The waxy layer that coats the epidermis of the stems and leaves and prevents the plant from losing water

Back 18

cuticle

Front 19

The vascular tissue that carries wter and nutrients up from the roots

Back 19

xylem

Front 20

Cells that are paired cells that surround the stomata

Back 20

guard cells