Test 2 Flashcards
Arid (name)
Xerophytes
dry climate
Wet environment (name)
Hydrophytes
Aquatic leaves
submerged in water
deeply lobed- effeciently take in CO2 and H2O
less xylem- dont need to transport water
large air spaces in mesophyll
Xerophytes
Smaller leaves= surfaces area to volume ratio or reduced to spines or no leaves thicker leaves thicker cuticle fewer stomata lots of hairs-pubescent parallel to suns rays
all help to reduce water loss
Hydrophytes
deeply lobed larger leaves thin leaves thinner cuticle more stomata=even on upper surface air spaces (for flotation)
root function
anchor plants
absorb water and minerals
store water and food
other specialized funciton
four regions of the root
region of maturation
region of elongation
apical meristem (region of cell division)
root cap
types of roots
tap root
branch root
adventitious roots
Dicot Root
Steele is 1/8 size (small) primary xylem in cross or star shape endodermis pericycle passage cells no pith
Monocot root
Steele is 1/2 size (big) primary xylem in ring around steele epidermis= U shaped cells pith pericycle
soil composition
organic matter
minerals
living organisms
soil texture
sand to silt to clay
soil structure
clumps and pores
water in soils
hygroscopic
gravitational
capillary
hygroscopic
chemically bound to soil particles
unavailable to plants
gravitational
drains out of pore spaces
capillary water
held in by pore adhesion (against gravity)
available to plants
influenced by soil structure and organic content
pH in soil
alkalinity- Cu, Fe, Mg less available
acidity- inhibits growth of nitrogen fixing bacteria
high precipitation or over-irrigation can cause bases to leech from soil
soil organisms influence pH
aerial roots
corn, coleus
tap root
one primary root
with secondary roots develop off of
develops from radicle
usually dicots
Carnivorous plants (conditions)
low nitrogen environments
need nutrients through lure and catch prey
digest them to get amino acids and proteins
Carnivorous plants types
passive pitfall
active flypaper
active steel trap
active mouse trap
passive pitfall
PITCHER PLANTS insect lands on lip and falls into plant hair points down into plant and insect cannot get back out nectar rim and water attract insects waxy surface enzymes in water break down insects
Active flypaper
SUNDEW and BUTTERWORT hairs exude nectar and attract insects plant responds to touch of hairs leaf curls around insect can distinguish between protein and no protein-- insect and other plant