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| Protects the plant from injury and water loss |
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Provides Support and stores carb, usually in the form of startch
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| The Vascular Tissue System |
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Conducts fluids throughout the plant
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Transport water and dissolve minerals from the roots to the leaves
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| Carries sugar, made by photsynthesis, from the leaves to areas where it will be used or stored |
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The process of evaportaion of water from leaves
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Where is the pith located?
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In the middle of the stem (Used for storage by the plant) |
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Outside the vascular bundles (Used for storage by the plant) |
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On the outer surface of the stem
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Tiny extensions of the epidermal cells (dermal tissue) where most of the water enters the plant (Water passes into a vascular cylinder in the middle of the root and is carried to the stem) |
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| If you are getting lumber to build a house what are you actually getting? |
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In a woody stem the pith is _____?
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Ground tissue which stores waste products
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In a woody stem the cortex is replaced by what?
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| A thick corky layer which, together with phloem, forms the bark. |
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One annual ring consists of what two types of wood?
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Springwood and Summerwood
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On annual rings which is thicker springwood or summerwood?
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Springwood appears wider and thicker
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What are xylem cells filled with?
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