Ch 35 Flashcards
The root is an
Organ
Region where a leaf is attached to the stem
Node
Red potato is a modified ____ of the plant specialized for energy storage and asexual reproduction
Stem
Plant tissue most analogous to our circulatory system
Vascular tissue
Plant cells dead at maturity
Tracheids and sclerenchyma
Most of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in specialized _____ cells called the _____ in a leaf
Parenchyma
Mesophyll
Region of diving cells in a plant
Meristem
Primary growth occurs at _____ and increases plant stem ______
Apical meristem
Length
Correct description of primary and secondary mechanisms
Primary and secondary growth are required to produce woody plants
Closest to the center of a woody stem
Old (primary) xylem
Symbiotic association between fungus and plant roots that enhances absorption of minerals by roots
Mycorrhizae
Modified leaves that attract pollinators
Bracts
Phloem is comprised of individual cells called
Sieve tube members
Not a tissue system found in flowering plants
Muscular
Pith and cortex of a stem are composed of
Ground tissue
