Plant Structure, Growth, and Development Flashcards
Chapter 35
1
Q
root
A
absorbs water and minerals
2
Q
stem
A
organ with nodes and internodes
3
Q
nodes
A
where leaves attatchi
4
Q
internodes
A
stem segments between nodes
5
Q
leaf
A
main photosynthetic organ of most vasc plants
6
Q
most common plant cell
A
parenchyma
7
Q
rarest type of plant cell
A
collenchyma
8
Q
plant cells dead at maturity
A
sclerenchyma and xylem
9
Q
plant cell alive at maturity
A
phloem
10
Q
apical meristems
A
elongate shoots and root, primary growth
11
Q
lateral meristems
A
thickness to woody plants, secondary growth
12
Q
vascular cambium
A
layer of secondary xylem (wood) and secondary phloem
13
Q
cork cambium
A
replaces epidermis with periderm, thicker and longer
14
Q
two ways plants increase size
A
cell number, sell expansion
15
Q
what determines cell fate
A
symmetry of cell division
