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The Plant Body
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/13/2014

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Single-celled, aquatic
Definition
Plant ancestors
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Function of roots
Definition
Uptake of water and minerals
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Function of shoots
Definition
Photosynthesis and reproduction
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Dynamic architecture
Definition
Plants continually grow throughout their lives; plants continually add new organs.
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Vegetative state
Definition
Stems, leaves, no flowers
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Reproductive state
Definition
Flowers and fruits, as well as stems and leavers
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Anchorage, asorption of water and minerals, storage
Definition
Function of root
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Tap root
Definition
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Fibrous root
Definition
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Adventitious root
Definition
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Terminal bud
Definition
Type of bud at tip of stem
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Axillary bud
Definition
Type of bud at axil of leaves
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branches
Definition
Buds form ____ when vegetative
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flowers
Definition
Buds form ____ when reproductive
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Rhizome (underground stem)
Definition
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Bulb (stem morphology)
Definition
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Barrel (stem morphology)
Definition
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Runner (stem morphology)
Definition
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Tuber (stem morphology)
Definition
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Photosynthesis

 

Definition
Function of leaves
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one
Definition
Each leaf has ___ axillary bud
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Leaf blade
Definition
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Petiole
Definition

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#1 in the diagram

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Compound leaf
Definition
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Doubly compound leaf
Definition
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Tendrils (leaf morphology)
Definition

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Holds up plant by grabbing

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Suculent (leaf morphology)
Definition

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Absorbs water

Term
Spines (leaf morphology)
Definition

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Protections

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Bract (leaf morphology)
Definition

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Associated with flowering

Term
Dermal tissue
Definition

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D

Term
Cuticle
Definition

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A

Term
Palisade mesophyll
Definition

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B

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Spongy mesophyll
Definition

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C

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Veins (vascular tissues of xylem and phloem)
Definition

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F

Term
Stomata
Definition

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E

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Guard cells
Definition

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G

Term

Dermal tissue system

 

Definition
Outer covering of plant
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Ground tissue system
Definition
Carries out photosynthesis, stores photosynthetic products, and helps support the plant
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Vascular tissue system
Definition
Conducts water and solutes throughout the plant
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Stem
Definition

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Stem or root?

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Root
Definition

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Cross-section of root

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Vacuole
Definition
Responsible for turgor
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Parenchyma
Definition

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-Ground tissue

-Makes up bulk of soft tissue in plant

-Living

-Primary cell wall only

-Diverse metabolic processes

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Collenchyma
Definition

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-Ground tissue

-Some areas of secondary thickening

-Living

-Metabolism

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Sclerenchyma fibers
Definition

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-Thick secondary walls strengthened with lignin

-Support and rigidity

-Dead

-Long

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Schlereids
Definition

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-Thick secondary walls strengthened with lignin

-Support and rigidity

-Dead

-Isodiametric

 

Term
Tracheids
Definition

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-Type of xylem

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Vessel elements

 

Definition

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-Xylem

-Angiosperm only

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Sieve tube elements
Definition

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Term
Xylem
Definition
Conducts water
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Phloem
Definition
Conducts food
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Phloem
Definition

Sieve elements cells are _____

 

Term
Sieve elements
Definition
Alive, yet lack a nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria, and vacuoles. Specialized in the bulk transport of sap.
Term
Companion cells
Definition
Adjacent to sieve elements. Provide many metabolic functions for its neighbor.
Term
Plasmadesmata
Definition
The sieve element and companion cells are connected by ____.
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Bast fiber
Definition
Provide mechanical support to the conducting portions of the phloem and strengthen the stem.
Term
Phloem
Definition
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Term
Elongation
Definition
Primary growth is associated with ____ of the plant.
Term
Meristem
Definition

-Growing points of the plant

-At tips of root and shoot

-Cluster of undifferentiated dividing cells

Term
Terminal bud
Definition

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A

Term
Leaf primordia
Definition

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B

Term
Lateral bud
Definition

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C

Term
Terminal bud scar
Definition

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E

Term
Cork cambium and vascular cambium
Definition
Lateral meristems include _____ and _____
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Root apical meristem
Definition
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Root cap
Definition

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Shoot apical meristem
Definition

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a

Term
Eudicot root
Definition
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Monocot root
Definition
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Eudicot stem
Definition
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Monocot stem
Definition
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Term
Palisade mesophyll
Definition

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A

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Upper cuticle
Definition

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B

Term
Xylem
Definition

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C

Term
Phloem
Definition

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D

Term
Upper epidermis
Definition

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E

Term
Vascular bundle
Definition

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F

Term
Lower epidermis
Definition

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G

Term
Spongy mesophyll
Definition

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I

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Guard cell
Definition

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J

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Stomata
Definition

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K

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