Roots, Stems, and Leaves Flashcards
A thin covering made up of cells that protect the root tip of a plant as it grows into the soil.
root cap
Any of the thread like projections from a plant root that absorb water and dissolved minerals from the soil.
root hair
An outermost layer of such plant parts as root and leaves.
epidermis
The layer of tissue just inside the epidermis of a plant’s root and stems.
cortex
The tissue through which water and minerals move up through a plant.
xylem
The tissue through which food from the leaves moves downs through the rest of a plant.
phloem
The layer in plants that separates the xylem from the phloem.
cambium
The loss of water through a plants leaves.
transpiration
The food making process in green plants that uses sunlight.
photosynthesis
The release of energy in plants and animals from food.
respiration
What a living thing does as a result of a stimulus.
response
Something in the environment that causes a living thing to react.
stimulus
A response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus.
tropism
A characteristic that enables a living thing to survive in its environment.
adaptation
