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Ch 35. Plants

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ability to alter form in response to local environmental conditions.
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; external form
environmental factor
It absorbs water and minerals below ground; depends on sugars from the shoot system
absorb light and exchange gases to make sugars; relies on water and nutrients from root system
Root food;imported from shoot system to feed roots
vegetative growth is the growing of non-reproductive leaves, stems, and roots Reproductive growth (in angiosperms) bears flowers and reproductive structures
stem leaves roots
eudicots; gymnosperms
storage of sugars and starches that the plant will consume once it flowers
monocots
adventitous is a term describing a plant organ growing in a unusual location; fibrous roots grow off of the stem
they hold soil in place and prevent erosion
root hairs are little extensions of a root epidermal cell; it increases the SA of roots and main function is absorption
nodes and internodes
points at which leaves are attatched
segments between nodes
can form a lateral shoot; usually dormant in young shoots; in the upper angle formed by each leaf and the stem
elongation of a young shoot is concentrated at the shoot tip (apical bud) so it can reach the sun faster and increase its exposure to it
shoot tip that aids in primary growth
inhibition of axillary buds
leaf
stalk that joins leaf to the stem at a node
the leaf basically bro..=/
Eudicot
monocot
to withstand strong winds with less tearing or if a pathogen attacks it'll only invade a single leaflet instead of spreading to the entire leaf
Dermal Vascular and Ground
Buttress Pnuematophores Prop Storage Strangling
support tall trunks of tropical trees BIG ROOTS
aka air roots (snorkel); produced by trees that inhabit tidal swamps which cannot obtain oxygen because of thick ugly mud EX. mangroves
help support top heavy plants EX. maize
Store food and water in their roots; EX. beets FAT ROOTS
Parasitic; snake-like roots that gradually rap around a host tree
rhizomes bulbs stolons tubers
sideways plant! horizontal shoot grows right below the surface; vertical shoots emerge from axillary buds on rhizomes EX. iris
vertical underground shoot; short stem produces huge modified leaves that store food EX. Onions
horizontal shoot that grows along the surface; have runners EX. Strawberries
enlarged ends of rhizomes or stolons that store food EX. potato
in non woody plants; protects plant from water loss and pathogens
A waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves that acts as an adaptation to prevent desiccation in terrestrial plants. (prevents water loss)
replaces epidermis in older regions of the plant; consists of the cork ant the cork cambium
Tendrils Spines Storage Reproductive Bracts
lasso leaves; lasso onto other plants for support
pokey things; photosynthesis carried out by the stem
store food and/ or water
produce adventitious plantlets
mistaken for petals; attract pollinators
extensions of the epidermis; provide a physical barrier; secrete a sticky toxic chemical; reflect excess light; reduce water loss
long distance transport of material between root and shoot system
xylem and phloem
xylem
phloem
vascular tissue of a root or stem
False the Vascular cylinder is only in roots
tissue that is neither vascular nor dermal; includes cells specialized for photosynthesis, storage, and support
parenchyma cells
collenchyma
sclerenchyma
strngthened by lignin and have HUGE secondary cell walls; are dead at functional maturity; mainly used to support; cannot elongate found in the older regions of a plant
support young parts of the plant shoot; (collen the nurse cell); no lignin and no secondary wall; unevenly thickened primary wall;; elongate with stems and leaves; flexible
perform most of the metabolic functions of the cell (photosynthesis) thin primary wall; some have secondary walls large central vacuole can divide and diffrentiate into other plant cells
xylem
phloem
nucleus, vacuole, cytoskeleton, and ribosomes
connected via plasmodesmata and they share their nucleus and ribosomes with w=the sieve tube elements
intercalary meristems
Parenchyma cells
Endodermis
outermost layer of vascular cylinder; gives rise to lateral roots
Mesophyll
spongy and palisade
bundle sheath cells
Growth in the width of a plant in the stem
Cork cambium and Vascular cambium
wood
early wood has thin cell walls to maximize water delivery; springtime late wood has thicker cell walls to aid more in support than water delivery; summertime
vascular rays; initials
cambial initials tht divide; can increase the circumference pf the cambium
Late wood
Cork cells
provide protection against water loss physical damage and pathogens
cork cambium daughter cells
parallel guard cells and allow gas exchange between living stem cells n air; more space between cork cells

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