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| Specific regions in stem that undergo mitosis; it is this mitotic cellular division that is the source for all cells in plants |
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| Process by which excess water is shed |
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| Underground structure of plant; anchors plants & absorbs and transports nutrients |
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| Central axis to support above ground portion of plant |
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| Site of photosynthesis;one of 3 major organs in plants |
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| Fibrous roots, tap roots, and adventitious roots |
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| Conveys water & minerals up through the stems and leaves |
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| Vascular tissue that moves dissolved sugars and other products from leaves to other parts of the plant |
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| A lateral meristem in plants |
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| Outermost layer of root consisting of epitilial cells;Dermal tissue; protection of root |
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| Region of stem/root between epidermis and vascular bundle; storage of photosynthetic products |
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| groups of Xylem, phloem and cambium cells in stems of plants, descended fromthe procambium embryonic tissue layer |
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| Central area in plant stems. made mostly of parenchyma tissue; modified for storage |
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| morphological process where a bound morpheme occurs simultaneously with a root or a stem |
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| A film made of wax and cutin on external surface of plant stems and leaves; helps prevent water loss as well as sheds excessive exterior moisture |
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| Specialized epidermal cellsthat flank stomates; opening and closing regulates gas and water loss |
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| Columnar cells located just below the upper epidermis in leaves; most of light in photosynthesis occurs here |
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| Parenchyma cells found in plant leaves; irregularly shaped & have large intracellular spaces |
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| Tiny pores which allow carbon dioxide to get in the leaf and oxygen to get out |
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