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| Another term for plan diagrams |
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| The type of leaf venation in dicots |
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| The type of leaf venation in monocots |
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| # of cotyledons in monocots |
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| # of cotyledons in dicots |
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| # of floral organs in monocots |
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| # of floral organs in dicots |
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| fibrous, adventitious root |
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| tap root with lateral branches |
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| vascular bundles arranged in a ring |
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| Describe the vascular system of dicots |
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| vascular bundles are scattered throughout the stem |
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| Describe the vascular system of monocots |
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| the 1st leaf to emerge from a developing seed |
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| the part of the seed that becomes the root |
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| the protective layer over the shoot as it grows in the soil |
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| It has food and materials for the embryo |
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| What is the function of the endosperm? |
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-absorb water
-absorb minerals
-anchor the plant |
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| What does the root system do? |
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| absorb light to make glucose |
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| What does the shoot system do? |
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| transport water and minerals |
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| connects the blade to the shoot system |
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| What does the peteole do? |
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-becomes leaves
-grows laterally |
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| What is the auxilary bud? |
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-is at the end of the stem
-allows the plant to grow taller |
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| What is the terminal bud? |
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| Where does the peteole meet with the stem? |
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| What is the space between the nodes called? |
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-embryonic stem cells
-can become either xylem or phloem cells |
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| What is the function of ground tissue? |
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transport
(xylem and phloem) |
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| What is the function of the vascular tissue? |
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What is the waxy lipid layer on the leaf called?
(Hint: It keeps water in) |
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-very dense towards the top of the leaf (palisade mesophyll layer)
-rounder, and more spread out on the bottom |
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| Describe the leaf structure in terms of palisade mesophyll |
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| What is the function of the spongy mesophyll? |
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more on bottom:
-for less water loss
-to be closer to the spongy mesophyll |
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| Describe the leaf structure in terms of stoma |
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-central
-with xylem and phloem |
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| Describe the leaf structure in terms of the vein |
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-prop roots
-storage roots
-pneumatophores (air roots) |
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| What are the plant organ modifications for the root? |
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-provide extra support
-are above ground
-for top-heavy plants |
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| Describe the functions of prop roots |
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| Describe the functions of storage roots |
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-especially found in swampy areas and mangrove forests
-adaptation to anaerobic soil
-plants need more surface area for gas exchange |
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| Describe the functions of pneumatophores |
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| What are the plant organ modifications for the stem? |
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| What is the plant organ modification for the leaves? |
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-anchors plant for support
-provides more surface area for sunlight |
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| Describe the functions of tendrils |
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| adds secondary dermal tissue |
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| What does cork cambium do? |
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| adds secondary xylem and phloem |
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| What does vascular cambium do? |
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| the source and location of stem cells |
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| What is meristimatic tissue? |
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-aka apical growth
-growing in length |
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| What is secondary growth? |
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| What is another word for tuber? |
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| What is another word for the 'eyes' found on potatoes? |
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| growth toward external stimuli |
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| What is positive tropism? |
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| growth away from external stimuli |
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| What is negative tropism? |
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