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Angiosperm

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A flowering plant or tree

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Gymnosperms

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Group of seed producing plants and trees

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Meristem

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Specialized growth initiation areas were new cells arise from the division of existing cells

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Differentiation

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A process which changes a cells structure that allows it to assume a variety of specific functions

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Primary growth

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Growth from the root and shoot tips resulting in an increase of height and length

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Secondary growth

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Growth that increases the thickness of stems and branches

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Apical meristem

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The area of primary growth at the tips of roots and shoots

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Bud

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Newly developing shoot

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Cambium

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A vascular lateral meristem. A thin sheath of dividing cells located just under the bark which produces cells that will become the vascular system of the tree

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Xylem

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Tissue which transports water and nutrients from the roots to the stems and leaves. Also stores carbohydrate (starch) reserves and defends against disease dysfunction and decay.

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Phloem

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Vascular tissue that transports photosynthates, sugars and other metabolic products down the tree from the leaves

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Cork cambium

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The second lateral meristem that produces the outer tissues and the bark

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Cellulose

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The primary structural component in cell walls

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Lignin

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A rigid component of cell walls that form microfibrils ( long chains of cellulose) creating the structural integrity of the cell walls

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Tracheid cells

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Elongated closed ended dead cells with pointed tips and thickened walls, that conduct water and provide mechanical support

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Parenchyma cells

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Living cells interspersed among other cells that store carbohydrates and defend against decay

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Vessels

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The primary conducting elements in angiosperms (eudicotyledon)

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Ring porous

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The formation of wide vessels early in the growing season and narrower vessels later in the season

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Diffuse porous

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Uniform vessel size production through out the growing season

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Growth rings

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The result of the cambiums seasonal xylem production

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Early wood

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Cells produced early in the growing season

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Late wood

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Cells produced later in the growing season

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Sapwood

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Xylem that conducts water

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Heartwood

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Non water conducting xylem that contains no living cells and is often darker in color

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Rays
Made up of parenchyma calls that grow radially across the xylem and into the phloem. Transports and stores carbohydrates and protects against decay
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Lenticels
Small openings in the bark that allow gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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Apical bud/Terminal bud
Buds located at the end of the shoot
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Axillary buds / Lateral buds
Located along the stem
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Apical dominance
Occurs when the apical bud chemically inhibits the growth and development of axillary buds on the same shoot
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Adventitious buds
Buds that are produced along stems or roots where meristems are not normally found
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Epicormic shoots or sprouts
Latent buds or adventitious buds that produce elongated shoots
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Node
Slightly elongated portion of the stem where leaves and buds develop
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Internode
The area between nodes
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Branch collar
The annual production of layers of tissue that form around the branch and the stem
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Branch union
The junction of specialized wood where the branch meets the stem
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Branch bark ridge
An external sign where specialized wood growth is occurring between the branch and the stem
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Included bark
Occurs when bark grows between the branch and stem in the branch bark ridge and prevents the development of the specialized wood for structural support
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Chloroplasts
Specialized cells that contain chlorophyll used in photosynthesis
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Chlorophyll
The pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis
The process in which sunlight is used to synthesize carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates
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Transpiration
The controlled loss of water from stomata in the leaves to facilitate water uptake through the xylem
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Cuticle
The waxy covering on leaves to prevent the desiccation of the leaf
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Stomata
Small openings on the under sides of leaves to control water loss and gas exchange
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Guard cells
Regulate the opening and closing of the stomata in response to environmental stimulus by cellular turgor
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Deciduous
Trees that seasonally lose their leaves
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Evergreen
Trees that hold their needles or leaves for more then one year
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Abscission zone
The area at the base of the leaf stalk, or petiole,in the autumn; serves two functions, enable leaf drop and to protect that area from pathogen entry or desiccation.
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Anthocyanins
Red and purple pigment that is produced during fall
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Carotenoids
Yellow orange and red pigments produced during fall. This pigment protects leaf cells from UV radiation
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Absorbing roots
Small fibrous roots that are the primary tissues growing along and from the ends of larger woody roots. Usually found in the upper 30 cm of soil.
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Lateral roots
Horizontal roots that usually grow near the surface soil
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Sinker roots
Grow vertically downward off the lateral roots. Provides better anchorage and access to water deeper in the soil
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Tap root
The initial root grown off a seedling that grows straight down. Offer replaced or diverted from its downward growth later in life
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Root crown
The area where roots meet the main trunk of the tree (aka trunk flare)
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Zone of rapid taper
The zone where the roots taper down dramatically into longer thinner roots
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Respiration
A process independent of light where carbohydrates are converted in a controlled manner into energy
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Transpiration
Is the loss of water vapor through the stomata in the leaves
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Cell turgor
Pressure built up by water inside cells, can be controlled by the cell
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Osmosis
The movement of water through a membrane from a high water potential area to a low water potential area
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Source
An area of part of a tree where carbohydrates are produced or stored
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Sink
An area where carbohydrates are consumed or where carbohydrates are consumed more than are being produced
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Axial transport
The transport or water or nutrients vertically through the xylem or phloem
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Radial transport
Movement of water or nutrients within the tree through cells of different ages typically done through ray cells
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Ray cells
Living channels of cells that run horizontally through the tree that transport water and nutrients
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Plant growth regulators
Chemical messengers that regulate growth and development
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What are the major hormones in plant growth regulation
Auxins, cytokinins, gibberelins, ethylene, abscisic acid
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Auxins
A plant growth regulator mainly found in shoot and root tips. Important for root development
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Cytokinins
Produced in the roots and are instrumental in root and shoot initiation and growth
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Tropism
The directional growth of a plant or tree in response to environmental stimulus
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Decurrent growth
Where lateral shoots out grow the vertical shoots and the tree develops a more rounded canopy
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Excurrent growth
Growth where the vertical shoots out grow the lateral shoots, and form a central leader. Ex conifers
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CODIT
Compartmentalization of decay in trees
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Compartmentalization
The process where trees can limit or stop dysfunction or decay
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In Shigos model of codit what are the four walls?
Wall 1: resist the longitudinal spread of decay by plugging xylem vessels and/or trachied pits Wall 2: resist inward decay by developing late wood cells and depositing special chemicals into these cells Wall 3: inhibits lateral spread of decay by activating ray cells to resist decay. Wall 4: new wood tissue that grows around the decay to prevent the outward spread of decay
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Which three walla form the reaction zone
Walls 123
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Which wall or walls are the barrier zone
Wall 4 new wood tissue
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Shakes
Lengthwise separation of wood along the grain usually occurring between growth rings
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Name the layers of a tree from the outside in
Epidermis, cork cells, cork cambium, phelloderm, cortex, phloem, cambium, xylem

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