Plants Flashcards
(42 cards)
Bryophyte
moss, no roots stems leaves vascular
Pterophtya
fern, roots stems leaves vascular
Anthophyta
flowering plant
gymnosperm
cone
angiosperm
flowering plant-seed producing
monocot
1 seeded, 3, scattered vb
dicot
2 seeded, 4-5, circular vb
meristem
tissue containing cells
node
holds leaves and buds
parenchyma
thin, used for storage
collenchyma
thick, mechanical support, young plants
sclerenchyma
thickest, mechanical support, mature plants
capillary action
rise of liquids in thin tubes
cohesion tension theory
transpiration, cohesion, bulk flow
ground tissue
all tissue-parenchyma
dermal tissue
protects soft tissue, single layer, secretes cuticle
vascular tissue
xylem and phloem
xylem cells
tracheids and vessel members-transport H2O
phloem cells
sieve tubes and companion cells, maintain support
apical
tip of shoot and root, dividing cells
lateral
secondary tissue, woody plants, vascular cork and cambium
annual
one year, peas, watermelon
perennial
live more than 2 years, tomato, potato
primary
vascular tissue from apical meristem extends length of plant parts