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vascular plant structure
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/22/2009

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angiosperms
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plants belonging to either monocotor eudicot clades
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monocot
Definition
herbaceous, narrow leaved, 3-merous floral part plants including grasses, lillies, orchids, cattails, and palms
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eudicot
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diverse - woody or herbaceous, broad leaves, 4 or 5-merous floral parts, and include plants such as oaks, willows, sunflowers, roses, and basil.
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herbaceous
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not woody
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3 types of non reproductive organs
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roots, shoots, stems
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node
Definition
the point where a leaf attaches to the stem
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internode
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area in between the nodes
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petiole
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in eudicots - where leaf attaches to stem
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axillary bud
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where each leaf meets the stem
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apical bud
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the bud at the tip of each stem or branch
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two types of root systems
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taproot and fibrous
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taproot systems
Definition
single, large, and deep growing roots often serving as a storage function
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fibrous system
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many roots that are generally the same diameter. many branches increase surface area for transport and to serve as an anchor for the plant
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chloroplasts
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vacuoles
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lignin
Definition
in secondary wall it is used for strength in wood
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suberin
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in the secondary cell wall used for waterproofing
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parenchyma
Definition
alive at maturity, can differentiate into other cell types during post-injury repair. When in leaves they are filled with chloroplasts. Function in storage, secretion, and transport.
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collenchyma
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living at maturity - thick and flexible primary cell wall - provides support to young tissues
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sclerenchyma
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dead at maturity - provide rigid support - occur where plant has stopped growing in length - usu. their secondary cell walls contain lignin (two main types inc. sclereids and fivers)
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two types of sclerenchyma
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sclereids and fibers
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sclereids
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type of sclerenchyma cell that pack closely with eachother and have irregular shape
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fibers
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type of sclerenchyma cell that usually bundles together and are very long.
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xylem
Definition
cells that conduct water and minerals
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tracheary elements
Definition
conducting cells that have undergone apoptosis and transport minerals and water from the roots to other plant parts
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vessel elements
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dead when mature larger than tracheary elements but also transfer water
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phloem
Definition
food-conducting cells
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sieve tubes
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how phloem cells are arranged in order to serve as a transport of sucrose. filled with sieve tube sap and dont have secondary walls. contains companion cells
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companion cells
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supports metabolism of the sieve tubes contained in every sieve tube
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three types of plant tissue
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vascular, dermal, and ground tissue
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dermal tissue
Definition
the outter tissue covering of the plant made mostly of parenchyma cells. usually used as protection.
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epidermal cells
Definition
dermal tissue in herbaceous plants that secretes waxy cuticle to prevent water loss. also contains guard cells
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epidermis
Definition
contains guard cells and epidermal cells
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vascular tissue
Definition
the plant tissue that is arranged in long columns and transports molecules around the plant body - includes xylem and phloem. supports plant body
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ground tissue
Definition
tissue that makes up bulk of the plant. functions in storage, photosynthesis, support, and defense. mostly parenchyma cells
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how are vascular tissues arranged in monocots?
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scattered throughout ground tissue
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in monocots where is the xylem and the phloem?
Definition
the xylem is located inside of the phloem
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in eudicots where is the xylem and the phloem
Definition
the phloem occurs on both sides of the xylem
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pith
Definition
in eudicot stems - this is the core or internal ground tissue
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in eudicots how is vascular tissue arranged
Definition
in a circle around the outside
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leaf pattern in monocots
Definition
have a petiole and have parallel venation in long slender leaves
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petiole
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leaf anatomy in eudicots
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do not have petiole and have branching netted vention. has a large vein called midrib.
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midrib
Definition
central and largest vein in eudicot leaves
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palmate
Definition
leaf pattern in eudicots when major veins branch off the midrib from a central point
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pinnate
Definition
eudicot leaves with the venation that branches off the midrib along the lenth of the leaf
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simple leaf
Definition
eudicots with leafs that have a single blade
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compound leaf
Definition
eudicot leaves that have multiple blades called leaflets that are arranged along an axis or radiating out
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mesophyll
Definition
single layer of dermal tissue surrounding the inner photosyntheic ground tissue
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cuticle
Definition
waxy protective layer that aids in protection and water loss
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cuticle
Definition
waxy protective layer that aids in protection and water loss
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stomata
Definition
openings in the lower epidermis that allow gas exchange
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guard cells
Definition
control opening of stomata and contain chloroplasts
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vascular bundles
Definition
bundle sheath made up of parenchyma cells, xylem and phloem
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what side of the vein is the xylem on? phloem?
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xylem is on upper, phloem is on the bottom
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palisade layer
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in eudicots this is the layer of mesophyll in the upper epidermis and contains palisade parenchyma cells
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