A - Plant Tissues

Question 1

aerial part that grows or “shoots” upwards

Answer 1

Shoot System

Question 2

organs that grow beneath and into the ground

Answer 2

Root System

Question 3

Types of Plant Tissues:

● undifferentiated cells that make new cells

● dense cytoplasm and large nuclei

● found in growing plants like roots and stems

● responsible for the growth of the plant

Answer 3

Meristematic Tissue

Question 4

Types of Meristematic Tissue:

● found in tips of roots and stem

● function: primary growth (height of the plant)

● root tips and termininal buds continuously divide to produce primary meristems

Answer 4

Apical Meristem

Question 5

Types of Meristematic Tissue:

● found in stems
● primary function: secondary growth (width of the plant)

Answer 5

Lateral Meristem

Question 6

2 Types of Lateral Meristem:

-responsible for increasing the diameter of stems and roots and for the forming woody tissues, plants then become sturdy and rigid.

-appars as a ring

Answer 6

Vascular Cambium

Question 7

2 Types of Vascular Cambium

composed of xylem and phloem rays; aid in radial support of water and nutrients in wood systems

Answer 7

Ray Initials

Question 8

2 Types of Vascular Cambium

responsible for producing secondary xylem and phloem.

Answer 8

Fusiform Initials

Question 9

2 Types of Lateral Meristem:

● produces cork that replaces the epidermis of plants as they mature.
● cork acts as protection of plants from damage and disease-causing organism.

Answer 9

Cork Cambium

Question 10

outer protection of woody plants

Answer 10

Bark