Unit 3 Flashcards
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Leaves
collection and conservation of solar energy
Stems
positioning and support of leaves
Roots
anchorage and absorption
Vascular System
transport
Leaf Structure
-epidermis
-mesophyll
-veins
Epidermis
-cuticle (wax surface)
-guard cells w/ stomata
Mesophyll
-parenchyma->dicots w/ palisade and spongy parenchyma
Veins
vascular bundle (xylem and phloem separated by vascular cambium)
Most stomata are located on _____ side of epidermis?
Lower
______ parenchyma is the most important for light-dependent reactions?
Palisade
______ plants are autotrophs?
Not all
Stem Structure
epidermis w/ collenchyma, sclerenchyma, and vascular tissue
Sclerenchyma consists of ______ and ______?
fibers and sclerids
Vascular Tissue of Stems
-xylem and phloem
-vascular bundles
-procambium=vascular cambium
Eudicots Stem
-vascular bundles arranged in a ring to allow for secondary growth
-cortex surrounds vascular bundles which surround pith
Parenchyma is found in _____?
leaves and stems
Collenchyma is found in _____?
celery, stems and leaves
Sclerids are found in ______?
pears, vascular plant tissues
Procambium
=vascular cambium
-one direction forms xylem inward and other forms phloem outwards
Monocot Stem
vascular bundles scattered throughout stem made up of ground parenchyma
Vascular Tissues are responsible for ______?
moving fluids through the plant
Xylem
-tubular structure that transports water and dissolved minerals from the root to the entire plant (upwards)
-cells dead at maturity, causing problems, so plants-especially perennials-continually replace cells
-tracheids and vessel elements
Tracheids
thinner tube-shaped cells w/ perforated endplates
-first to evolve, but structure is more restrictive of water flow
Vessel Elements
large tube-shaped cells w/ no partitions or endplates which allows efficient water flow