meristematic tissue, vascular tissue, structural tissue, annual plant, biennial plant, perennial plant, deciduous, root, taproot, root cap, meristematic region, elongation region, maturation region, primary tissue, root hair, cortex, endodermis, vascular
cylinder, vascular cambium, pericycle, secondary growth, apical dominance, excurrent, deliquescent, columnar, apical meristem, dormant bud, bud scale, cork cambium, pith, pith ray, annual ring, inner bark, outer bark, tendril, rhizome, stolon, bulb, tuber
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| 415887694 | meristematic tissue | Located in the buds, roots, and stems of plants, it is made up of undifferentiated cells that can form any tissue of that particular plant. | 0 | |
| 415887695 | vascular tissue | Responsible for carrying water and nutrients throughout a plant. | 1 | |
| 415887696 | structural tissue | Tissues such as wood that form the structural support for plants. Composed primarily of cellulose and lignin. | 2 | |
| 415887697 | annual plant | A plant that sprouts, flowers, produces seeds, and then dies, all in one year or season. | 3 | |
| 415887698 | biennial plant | A plant that sprouts and grows in one season, then flowers, produces seeds, and dies the next season. | 4 | |
| 415887699 | perennial plant | A plant that lives for more than 2 years, or seasons. This includes woody plants and trees. | 5 | |
| 415887700 | deciduous | Plants that shed leaves shortly before winter to conserve energy. | 6 | |
| 415887701 | root | 1) The underground section of a plant, it absorbs water and dissolved minerals, and serves to anchor the plant. 2) The section of the tooth that is embedded into the socket. | 7 | |
| 415887702 | taproot | A large central root, with many secondary roots branching outward from it. | 8 | |
| 415887703 | root cap | A structure made up of dead cells that protects the meristematic region on the tip of the root. | 9 | |
| 415887704 | meristematic region | Made up of meristematic tissue located at the tip of the root, where the undifferentiated cells are reproducing through mitosis. | 10 | |
| 415887705 | elongation region | Located just above the meristematic region, the cells formed there begin to grow and develop. | 11 | |
| 415887706 | maturation region | Located just above the elongation region, the cells begin to differentiate to form various tissues. | 12 | |
| 415887707 | primary tissue | The tissue above the maturation region that is formed during the primary growth of the root. | 13 | |
| 415887708 | root hair | Hair-like cellular extensions from the epidermal layer that allow the root to reach and absorb more water. | 14 | |
| 415887709 | cortex | The layer of a root or stem immediately under the epidermis, outside of the endodermis. | 15 | |
| 415887710 | endodermis | Root layer that is one cell thick, and forms a barrier that incoming substances must pass through to get to the vascular tissue. | 16 | |
| 415887711 | vascular cylinder | A central column of vascular tissue in a root, made up of xylem and phloem separated by a layer of vascular cambium. | 17 | |
| 415887712 | vascular cambium | Merismatic tissue that can form xylem or phloem as needed. | 18 | |
| 415887713 | pericycle | A layer of meristematic tissue under the endodermis that can form cork cambium or secondary roots. | 19 | |
| 415887714 | secondary growth | Outward growth that increases the diameter of a plant. | 20 | |
| 415887715 | apical dominance | The main or central stem is dominant over any stems branching outward from it, resulting in a conical branch pattern. | 21 | |
| 415887716 | excurrent | A conical pattern of branches. | 22 | |
| 415887717 | deliquescent | A branching pattern in which there is no dominant stem or bud in the mature plant. This can result in a rounder shaped, as there is no single dominant branch. | 23 | |
| 415887718 | columnar | A single unbranched stem, topped by a cluster of leaves. This type of branching pattern includes palm trees. | 24 | |
| 415887719 | apical meristem | The area at the tip of a stem, made up of meristematic cells that can form into stem tissue, leaves, and flowers. | 25 | |
| 415887720 | dormant bud | A bud formed in the fall that has survived winter. | 26 | |
| 415887721 | bud scale | The protective outer layer of a bud that covers its embryonic leaves and any flowering parts. | 27 | |
| 415887722 | cork cambium | Once a stem has outgrown its original epidermal cell layer, this layer produces protective cork cells. | 28 | |
| 415887723 | pith | The core of a stem, it is composed of undifferentiated cells, and stores food. | 29 | |
| 415887724 | pith ray | Undifferentiated cells between vascular bundles, extending from the central pith core. | 30 | |
| 415887725 | annual ring | The secondary (outward) growth of a tree, usually taking one year. Growth rate and type are affected by the seasons, which results in visible rings. | 31 | |
| 415887726 | inner bark | Made up of secondary phloem and the cortex. | 32 | |
| 415887727 | tendril | A specialized stem or leaf used for support, it wraps itself around anything it comes into contact with. | 33 | |
| 415887728 | rhizome | The horizontal underground stem of a plant | 34 | |
| 415887729 | stolon | Stem-like structures that grow along the surface of the ground, and serve as a method of propagation for some plants. | 35 | |
| 415887730 | bulb | A modified stem that is made up of a collection of leaves growing underground from a disc on the stem. | 36 | |
| 415887731 | tuber | A modified stem that serves as an underground storage system. | 37 | |
| 415887732 | outer bark | The outer layer of dead cork cells, that is continuously being split by the secondary growth of a tree, and added to by the cork cambium. | 38 |
