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42 Cards in this Set
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Angiosperms are either ... or ...
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monocots or dicots
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Monocot and dicot refer to to embryonic stuctures called...
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cotyledons.
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Cotyledons are ...
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seed leaves.
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Seed leaves are the first leaves to emerge from a growing...
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seedling.
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A ... has one seed leaf.
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monocot.
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A ... has two seed leaves.
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dicot.
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The largest group of dicots is the...
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eudicots.
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Most angiosperms are ...cots.
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eudi
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The large main root of an eudicot is called a ...
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taproot.
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A plant ... consists of several types of tissues.
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organ
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... anchor a plant to the soil.
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Roots
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All a plants roots make up its...
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root system.
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Near the root tips are..
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root hairs.
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Large taproots store food in the form of...
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carbohydrates.
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The ... system of a plant is made up of stems, leaves, and flowers.
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shoot
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In the case of a tree, the stems are the trunk and all of the...
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branches.
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The points at which leaves are attached to a stem are called ...
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nodes.
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The portion between stems and nodes are called ...
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internodes.
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the apex of a growing stem is called the... bud.
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terminal.
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Embryonic shoots in the angles formed by leaves and stems are called...
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auxillary buds.
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Horizontal underground stems are called...
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rhizomes.
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Enlarged rhizomes are called...
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tubers.
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... are the primary site of photosynthesis.
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Leaves
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A leaf consists of a flattened blade called a...
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petiole.
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A tissue is a group of cells with a common ... and/or...
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structure.function.
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Vascular tissue called... conveys water and dissolved miners.
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xylem
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Vascular tissue called ... transports sugars from leaves to storage tissues.
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phloem
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the outer protective covering of the plant is called the ... tissue system.
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dermal
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The ... tissue system provides long distance transport of water and minerals.
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vascular.
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The ground tissue system of the root forms the...
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cortex.
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the innermost layer of the cortex is called the ...
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endodermis.
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... fills the center of the stem and is important in food storage.
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Pith
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.... are sites of photosynthesis.
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Chloroplasts
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The central ... contains fluid to help maintain a cell's firmness.
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vacuole
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Parenchyma cells perform ... and provide....
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photosynthesis/food storage.
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Collenchyma cells provide... in areas of the plant that are still growing.
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support
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Sclerenchyma cells have thick cell walls strengthened with ....
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lignin.
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... is the main chemical component of wood.
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Lignin
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Tracheids are long, thin...
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cells.
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Vessel elements are wider, short ... with less tapered ends.
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cells
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Growth in all plants is made possible by tissues called...
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meristems.
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At the tip of the root is the...
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root cap.
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