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Roots

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the plant part not having leaves or nodes

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Tap Root System

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long central shaft to store nutrients and to reach deeper water tables

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Fibrous/Diffuse Root System

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primary function is to support plant, secondary function is to access more shallow water supply

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Tuber

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sweet potato; swollen energy-storing roots

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Adventitious (prop) root systems

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root emerges from stem just above ground to help support plants in shallow soils

seen in the tropics

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snorkel roots

pneumatophores

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emerge below ground but rise above ground to obtain oxygen fo respiration within the root. Usually present in species that have roots in water-saturated soil or standing in water.

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Roots general functions

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  1. provides moisture and inorganic ingredients to plant
  2. attaches plant to ground to let them reach for radiant energy above ground or to climb/attach to verticle surfaces for the same purpose (as seen in Ivy)
  3. Long term starch storage (ex carrots and potatos)
  4. Access oxygen (ex pheumatophores on mangroves)
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stems/trunks/shoot

axial

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central column w/ spire shape for strength and shedding snow (spruce)

palm trunks are bare to reduce the lateral wind pressure in tropical storms

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Dendritic

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Sub-branching for greater photorespiration

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Buttressed Trunk

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for greater support in thin tropical soils

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Stems/Trunks/Shoot Functions

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  1. Transport Nutrients/Water between leaves and roots
  2. Access to available light above surrounding structures
  3. Asexual reproduction- lateral stem runners above ground (stolons) and below ground (rhizomes)
  4. Photosynthesis in arid-dwelling plants, ex. cactus
  5. Water storage- cactus and certain vines
  6. Protection-thorns are modified stems
  7. Food storage- Underground stems: white potato, yams
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Types of Leaves

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simple, compound, doubly compounded, and needles

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needles function

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give maximum water conservation and reduced (but year round) photosynthesis

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Leaves Functions

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  1. Photosynthesis- large doubly compounded leaves like ferns w many spaces to avoid rain damage
  2. Water collectors w leaves angled down toward central stem and axil collection basil
  3. attachment to other vegetation for climbing- pea leaf tendrils
  4. defense- most cactus spines are modified leaves
  5. water storage- aloe vera, succulent plants
  6. Obtaining supplementary nitrogen- carnivorous plants
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secondary cell wall

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specialized chemical components corresponding w the cells specialized function

ex. waxy substances for the cuticle; lignin in xylem tissue for strength

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Meristematic Cells

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-Undifferentiated
-Rapidly dividing
-Simple primary cell wall that comprise the layers of active plant growth; are thin and flexible to enable the daughter cells to elongate

one daughter cell remains undifferentiated and rapidly dividing, the other usually becomes slightly “differentiated”-mainly in being less mitotically active and more ready to produce functionally differentiated cells

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Areas of active plant growth

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-apical (stem and root tips
-lateral meristems (cambium)

cambium is a tissue layer that produces layers of xylem and phloem in woody plants and encourages the growth of roots and stems

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Parenchyma cells

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-primary cell wall only; thin and flexible
-can either revert back to meristematic tissue, or form dermal tissue, ground tissue (leaf mesophyll cells, root cortex cells), and repair tissue
-less actively dividing than meri. cells
-remain alive
-make up the phloem cells

most common mature cells in the plant, close desc. of meristematic cells

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dermal tissue

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outer, single cell layer giving rise to root hairs, trichomes, leaf guard cells, and waxy cuticle

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totipotent cell

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a cell can be considered totipotent if it able to autonomously develop into a whole plant via embryogenesis

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companion cell

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large elongated cells of phloem that maintain the pressure gradient in the sieve tube elements

found only in angiosperms, a type of parenchyma cell

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sieve-tube cells

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are almost always ajacent to companion cells, formed from a series of elongated cells; the conducting element of phloem

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Collenchyma cells

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-Longer, thicker primary cell walls w somewhat more cellulose (no secondary wall)
-Function primarily in support (ex in vascular bundles)
-Can still stretch and elongate (ex in elongation zones near apical meristems)

much less abundant in the plant

seen in celeray stalks and most vascular bundles

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Collenchyma cells

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-Longer, thicker primary cell walls w somewhat more cellulose (no secondary wall)
-Function primarily in support (ex in vascular bundles)
-Can still stretch and elongate (ex in elongation zones near apical meristems)

much less abundant in the plant

seen in celery stalks and most vascular bundles

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Sclerenchya cells
-secondary cell wall impregnated w lignin -do not permit stretching and elongation -found in non-growth areas of the tree -lose their cytoplasm and die when mature, leaving just the cell wall material | make up the xylem ## Footnote make up tracheid cells, vessel elements, elongated fibers, and sclerid cells
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Tracheid cells
pitted tracheid cells retain a thin primary cell wall at the pits | the only cell type in xylem of many nonflowering plants ## Footnote longer, thinner, and ends taper in comparison to vessel elements
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vessel elements
larger than tracheid cells and have large terminal openings devoid of all tissue | schlerenchyma cell
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elongated fibers
purely supportive tissue for making rope, hemp, and linen | schlerenchyma cell
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sclereid cells
short and tough schlerenchyma cells that reinforce nut shells and seed coats
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# What is in the... Epidermis | (of plants)
waxy cuticle, trichomes, stomata ## Footnote -majority of stomata are on underside of the leaf closer to the spongy mesophyll, however
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waxy cuticle function
reduces water loss, protects against pathogens, and protects against herbivores
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Trichomes
the trichomes thwart small herbivorous insects, reflect exess incoming solar radiation, and conserve water
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Stomata function | guard cells and pores
-The kidney bean shaped guard cells take in water and become turgid (rigid) when moisture is present, opening a pore between them. -Guard cells become flaccid and close the pore during dry conditions -Stomata regulate water vapor (transpiration) and gas passage in and out of the leaf
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Palisade mesophyll
elongated parenchyma cells, site of most photosynthesis
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Spongy mesophyll
space for gas and water exchange
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Vascular bundle in mesophyll
xylem, phloem, and supportive collencyme cells
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Cross Section of a Leaf Order
-cuticle -upper epidermis -palisade mesophyll -spongy mesophyll -lower epidermis -cuticle
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Stem/Trunk Cross section of dicotyledon order | from bark inward
1. Bark 2. Cork cambium 3. Secondary Phloem Cells 4. Secondary Vascular Cambium 5. Secondary Xylem Cells 6. Sapwood 7. Heartwood
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Bark
cork cells
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Cork Cambium
produces cork cells, often with lignin, to outside the cork cambium layer | in between bark and secondary phloem cells
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Secondary Phloem Cells
transport photosynthate, nutrients | in between cork cambium and secondary vascular cambium
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Secondary vascular cambium
-Produces secondary phloem cells to the outside -Produces secondary xylem cells to the inside -Produces parenchyma cells horizontally (rays) that transport fluids/nutrients between inner and outer cells of the trunk | in between secondary phloem cells and secondary xylem cells
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Secondary Xylem Cells | tree
are active in water transport | in between secondary vascular cambium and sapwood
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sapwood | tree
light colored xylem layer active in water transport | in between secondary xylem cells and heartwood
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heartwood | tree
dark colored xylem in core of a tree that no longer transports water, but serves as a depot for resin (anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties)
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Root cross section order | from surface inward
1. epidermis (with lateral roots and root hairs) 2. Cortex 3. Vascular Cylinder- 3a. Endodermis 3b. Pericycle 3c. Phloem 3d. Xylem
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# Root Epidermis | roots
-waxy cuticle layer reduced, increased root surface area for water/nutrient absorption | contains lateral roots and root hairs
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Cortex | roots
Parenchyma food-storage cells in the ground tissue of the root
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Vascular Cylinder ## Footnote roots
in center, or if multiple, dispersed vascular bundles in cortex | includes endodermis, pericycle, and primary xylem + phloem
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Endodermis ## Footnote root
important barrier in plant root functioning, site of Casparian strip
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Pericycle
layer from with lateral roots begin and grow
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# root system Primary Growth Zones | caused by apical meristems- increases the length of root and shoots
1. Cellular Division Zone- A. Root Cap (loose epidermal cells); mucigel lubricant secreted to facilitate growth through soil. B. Apical meristem (tiny area of undifferentiated, but actively dividing tissue. C. Primary Meristem (just above apical meristem in root)- cells begin to differentiate 2. Elongation Zone 3. Absorption Zone ## Footnote shoot system is similar to root tip but with leaves and lateral buds instead of root hairs
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Secondary Growth Zone | caused by lateral meristems (cambium) ## Footnote results in increased girth (diameter) of the plant
Lateral meristem- cylinder of actively dividing tissue running the length of the plant and occuring just inside the perimeter of the stem or trunk
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Two types of lateral meristems
Cork cambium (located outside the secondary phloem cells) and vascular cambium (located inside the cork cambium layer)
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Cork Cambium
produces cork cells (bark) only to the outside of the cork cambium layer; no tissue layer is generated to the inside | located outside the secondary phloem cells
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Vascular cambium | located inside the cork cambium layer
A. produces phloem cells to the outisde of the cambium layer; this layer doesn't increase in width much because as new phloem cells are added, older phloem cells disintegrate and are reabsorbed near the cork cambium B. Produces Xylem cells inside the vascular cambium next to previous xylem tissue, and bc old xylem tissue doesn't disintegrate, the girth of the tree increases -several cell layers occur each growing season; spring cells are larger than late summer cells -entire seasonal record is one growth ring | -no tisue layer generated to the inside; located in cork camb. layer
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Reproductive Zones
Flowers, seeds, and fruits
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The flower (general overview)
-primary design+function is to arrtact pollinating insects, bats, birds+small mammals by visual and/or chemical info (sometimes just one species, tailored by the pollinator -protects gametes -Provides forsexual reproduction -promotes seed dispersal through fruit formation (a reward for the seed dispersing animal) ## Footnote flowers facing down near ground for small mammals, figh and facing upwards for insects and birds
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Sepals
* thicker, leaf-like photosynthesizing structures * enclose the developing flower bud and other reproductive structures * protects them from insects and disease
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petals
* generally thinner, leafy, colorful and scented structures * located in a whorl inside the sepals * serves to attract pollinators | nectary at petal base may occur (contains a reward for pollinators) ## Footnote -entire pedal assemblage is termed the corona
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stamen
* structure producing the male gametophyte (pollen) * composed of filament (support shaft) and a terminal pad of pollen (anther)
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Carpel
* reproductive structure that produces female gametophytes (and eventually eggs) * each composed of a swollen basel ovary with ova, a tubular style, and a terminal stigma upon which pollen lands and initiates growth of the pollen tube conveying the male gametes to the ova for fertilization
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Seed
-consists of a plant embryo, an endosperm as a nutrient source, and a seed coat -seed has a longer lifetime and is less vulnerable to environmental extremes than a eukaryote spore

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