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chapter 28
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
05/02/2011

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What is a plant
Definition
A multicellular eukaryote that carries out photosynthesis
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Angiosperm
Definition
Flowering plant that has a covered seed eclosed in the ovary
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Gymnosperm
Definition
Naked seed plant; not enclosed in a fruit
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3 life cycles of plants
Definition
Pollination,fertilization, & seed formation
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Describe a monocot; use structures
Definition
Simple one cotylede blade structure, scattered vascular bundle, root system is fibrous
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Dicot
Definition
2 cotylede, branched ring, vascular system, taproot usually present
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Xylem function
Definition
conveys water & disolved minerals upward from roots to stems and leaves
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Phloem
Definition
Transports sugars from leaves/storage to other parts of the plant
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Cortex
Definition
Food storage and take up of water and minerals
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Pith
Definition
Fills center of stem; important in storage
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Cambium
Definition
forms parallel rows of cells resulting in secondcondary tissues
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Vascular bundle
Definition
Transports water and minerals in plants
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Vegetative stuctures of plants
Definition
Roots, stems, leaves, buds
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Roots
Definition
Anchors plants in soil,stores food and absorbs and transports minerals
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Stems
Definition
Grow above ground, supports the leaves and flowers
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Leaves
Definition
Site of photosynthesis
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Reproductive structures of a plant
Definition
Stamen- male- Anthers and filament
Pistil- female- stigma, style and ovary
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Roots are directly responsible for transport of__________ via_______.
Definition
minerals Water
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Apical meristem, apical dominance
Definition
Tips of roots and shoots. apical dominance enables primary growth in length
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Epidermis
Definition
Outermost layer of root consisting of epithelial cells; protection of roots/stems
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Stomata
Definition
Tiny pores between two guard cells that regulate size of the stomata
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Mesophyll
Definition
photosynthetic parenchyma cells that lie between the upper and lower epidermis layers of a leaf
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Palisade
Definition
tissue in plants, usually one cell thick, that is on the bottom of the leaves.
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Sexual reproduction cycle of the plant
Definition
Involves fertilization of gametes from two parents to produce genetically distinct offspring
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