11 - Plant Structure & Growth Flashcards
What is the purpose of the xylem?
location?
flow of ions
inside of the ring
What is the purpose of the phloem
Location?
moving sugar
exterior to the xylem
Define gymnosperms
give examples
naked seeds
ie douglas fir, ginko, cycads
define angiosperms
what are the two subdivisions
flowering plans
Monocots & dicots
how many sets of 1st leafs cotyledons does that monocot have
1
How many sets of 1st leaves cotyledons does a docot have
2
Monocots have ________ # of petals
Dicots have _________# of petals
Monocots = multiples of 3
Dicots multiples of 4/5
how can you distingusish between the leaves of a monocot and a dicot
Monocots have leaf veins that run parallel
Dicots have leaf veins that are branching or webbed
What is the difference between the vascular bundle location of the monocot versus the dicot
Monocot = scattered throughout
Dicot = vascular tissue in circular arangement
What is the difference between the monocot and dicot’s root systems?
Monocot = roots branching
Dicot = taproot
What are the three functions of the root system, plus list some of the adaptations
- Transportation - H2O
- Anchor - structural
- Storage of CHO
Adaptations: O2fixation, asexual reproduction
Describe root growth
- Primary: growth in lenght
- Secondary: growth in girth, yet not all roots do this
Name and describe the parts of the roots
- Taproots: one main vertical root &/ lateral roots also called branching roots
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Root hairs: extention of epidermal calls of the root
- increase surface area
- absorb H2O and minerals mostly near root tip
What are the three functions of the stems and list of some adaptations
- Support leaves
- Transport
Adaptations: PS, storage, a sex’l repro
ie: rhizomes - under the soil; stolon - runners of strawberries
__________ are the points at which the leaves are attached
Nodes
the stem segments between the nodes are called
internodes
name what is found at the tip of the main shoot
terminal bud
or
apical bud
____________ lead to grwoth of lateral branches
lateral buds
or
axillary buds
What are the primary and secondary forms of growth for the stems
- Primary: growth in lenght
- Secondary: growth in girth
What is the main function of the leaves?
Adaptations
main PS organ
Adaptations: support, protection, storage, reproduction
ie, tendrils, onion are leaves, storage in succulants, bracts of a pointestta = attract pollinators
Of the leaf, what is the flattened part called?
Blade
the stalk of the leaf is called what
petiole
what is the purpose of the stomata?
opening in leaves
allow gas x-change
2 guard cells- turgid = open; flaccid = closed
List some of the ways that cacti have adapted to their environment in terms of their roots, stems and leaves
Stems - PS, Storage
Leaves - protective spines, small in size = decreaed loss of H2O
Roots: deep taproot - searching for water
What is the dermal tissue of the plant?
the outter covering for protection
Epidermal cells cover surface of leaves and herbaceous plant