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| Photosynthesis generally occurs in this type of cell... |
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| The five types of Plant cells are ... |
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| Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma, Xylem Cells, Phloem Cells |
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| These structures elongate the plant at vertically |
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| These structures grow the plant horizontally from the inside |
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| Expands the tree laterally by adding a secondary layer of xylem to its inside and a secondary layer of phloem to its outside |
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| Coats the tree with a new layer of epidermis when the tree expands |
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| Ground Tissue that is internal to the vascular system is called ... |
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| Ground tissue that is external to the vascular tissue is called ... |
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| Forms protective layer around vascular tissue and is the the innermost border of the cortex |
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| The three types of tissue systems in plants are ... |
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| Dermal, vascular, and ground tissue system |
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| hairlike growths that extend from the shoot epidermis |
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| Plasticity in plants refers to ... |
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| their ability to alter themselves in response to their environment. |
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| The three basic organs of plants are ... |
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| The terminal bud is composed of ______ meristems |
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| If terminal buds are physically close to the axillary buds, the axillary buds will not grow due to a phenomenon known as ... |
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| The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants are... |
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| In woody plants, what replaces the epidermis to form a stronger coating? |
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| The two vascular tissues are known as... |
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| The function of the xylem is... |
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| ... to conduct water and dissolved minerals from the root up into the shoot; it's a one-way system. |
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| The function of the phloem is... |
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| ... to transport organic nutrients that are made in the leaves to wherever they are needed. |
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| If you are eating a stick of celery, you are likely to be consuming the most of which plant cell type? |
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| Collenchyma; solid yet "malleable". |
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| Which type of plant cells, dead at functional maturity, transport water? |
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| These cells lack organelles in order to increase nutrient-transport efficiency... |
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| The bark of a tree is most likely made of mostly what kind of cell? |
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| What two types of plant cells are dead at functional maturity? |
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| Sclerenchyma and Xylem-cells |
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| These structures from branches and widen the plant from the outside... |
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| The three zones of cells in which root cells grow are... |
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| zone of cell division, elongation, and maturation |
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| microscopic pores on leaves and stems that allow for gas an water exchange between a plant and it environment. |
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| Sieve tube cells are _______. They are specialized for phloem/xylem? |
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| The sieve tube is an elongated rank of individual cells, called sieve-tube members, arranged end to end. These cells are specialized for phloem transport. |
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| These are elongated cells that serve to transport water and mineral salts in vascular plants |
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| How does the pruning of trees make them grow more bushy? |
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| Pruning eliminates apical meristems as such eliminates their dominance in getting resources so most of the resources will go to growth in axillary bud. |
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