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Plants
Review of all of the plant characteristics
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Biology
10th Grade
01/23/2009

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Roots
Definition
underground, absorbs water and minerals for the plant
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Shoots
Definition
above ground, like fruit
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Monocots
Definition
have one seed leaf, parallel-veined leaves, root system adventitious, fewer than 10% species are woody
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Dicots
Definition
2 seeded leaves or more, net-veined leaves, root system primary and adventitious, about 50% of species are woody
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Parenchyma
Definition
cell wall thin and flexible
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Collenchyma
Definition
thick cell wall
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Schlerenchyma
Definition
hard thick cell wall
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Xylem
Definition
carries water up the plant
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Phloem
Definition
carries sugar down the plant
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Apical Meristems
Definition
allows the plant to grown longer
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Lateral Meristems
Definition
allows the plants to grow wider
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Primary Growth
Definition
has the apical meristem, and is the growing of the plant upward
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Secondary Growth
Definition
has lateral meristems, and is the growing of the plant outward
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Zone of Cell Division
Definition
area above the apical meristem that divides for sometime
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Zone of Maturation
Definition
Region of the root where completely functional cells are found
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Zone of Elongation
Definition
Cells elongate 10 times its original length, pushes the roots further into the soil
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Dicot Root Anatomy
Definition
epidermis, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, and vascular tissue
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Monocot Root Anatomy
Definition
epidermis, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, vascular tissue, and pith
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Cuticle
Definition
the covering of the outside leaf
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Epidermis
Definition
protects the leaf, underneath the cuticle
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Pistol
Definition
female reproductive system for a flower
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Style
Definition
The beginning of the pistol
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Stigma
Definition
below the style, middle part of the pistol
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Ovary
Definition
where the "seeds" are located
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