Plants Flashcards
(25 cards)
Non-Vascular or Vascular: lack true roots, stems, and leaves
non vascular
Non-Vascular or Vascular: Atracheophytes
non vascular
When a flowering plant has two seeds, it is called?
Dicot
How do seedless plants reproduce?
Produce spores
“Skin” of the plant
Dermal tissue or epidermis
Dead cells that carry water and dissolved nutrients throughout the plant
Xylem
Live cells that carry food from the leaves to the plant
Phloem
Ground tissue: cells that perform metabolic functions
Parenchyma
Ground tissue: cells that provide flexibility and tensile strength
Collenchyma
Ground tissue: cells that provide structure and support
Sclerenchyma
Two major systems of a plant
Root and shoot system
what are the vegetative organs of a plant?
roots, stems, leaves
stems are made of what?
segments of nodes and internodes
What are the modified stems?
stolons, rhizomes, tubers, bulbs
What does the leaf usually consist?
Blade and petiole
Flowers: the male part of the flower
stamen
What does the stamen consist of?
Pollen (sperm cells), anthers, filament
Flowers: the female part of the flower
Carpel or Pistil
What does the carpel/pistil consist of?
Stigma (where pollen sticks), style, ovary
Colorful attractions for pollinators
Petals
How does a flower pollinate if the stigma and pollen are in the same flower?
Self-pollination
Meristems: the meristem responsible for height and length
Apical meristem
Meristems: the meristem responsible for width or girth
Lateral meristem
What does the lateral meristem include?
Vascular cambium & Cork cambium
