Chapter 29 Flashcards
the plant cell that makes up the bulk of the fleshy part of a fruit is ___.
parenchyma
The plant cell type dominant in plant tissues that are no longer growing is ___.
sclerenchyma
In a plant, the movement of sugar from its place of production to its place of storage is ___.
translocation
The opening and closing of stomata are regulated by the presence of which mineral?
potassium
What are the three basic organs of a plant?
roots, stems, and leaves
Groups of cells working together to perform a certain function form a/an ___.
tissue
The epidermis of a plant is made up primarily of ___.
parenchyma cells that may be living or dead
The small holes in the cuticle of a plant that function in gas exchange are what?
stomata
Cacti would have a large number of which plant cell type?
parenchyma
Xylem and phloem are made up primarily of sclerenchyma cells arranged into what?
long systems of tubes
Which plant would likely contain the least xylem?
water lily
The plant structure found on the end of a stem or root where cells continuously divide is ___.
apical meristem
Sceondary growth in plants occurs from which structure?
lateral meristem
specialized roots that grow from uncommon places are called what?
adventitious roots
Roots present in monocots where primary roots do not grow larger than the secondary roots are ___.
fibrous roots
The xylem and phloem of a leaf are embedded in what?
the ground tissue
One difference between monocot stems and dicot stems is that monocot stems usually do what?
retain their primary growth pattern most of their lives
In a stem cross section, an annual ring represents an abrupt change between what?
summerwood and springwood
The driving force for transpiration is provided by what?
evaporation of water from the leaves
Secondary xylem and phloem develop from which structure?
Vascular cambium
the common leaf type in which the blade is divided into leaflets is called what?
compound
The type of stem that grows on the surface of the soil and can produce a new plant is called what?
stolon
Water movement from the plant roots up to the stem relies on which two properties?
cohesion and adhesion
the process by which a plant moves and the loses water is called ___.
transpiration
Most photosynthesis occurs in a portion of the leaf called the ___.
Palisde mesophyll
Leaves that develop in full sun ___.
are thicker
An adaption that reduces water loss from leaves without diminishing photosynthesis is ___.
closing of the stomata
Modified cells on the epidermis that regulate gas and water exchange are called ___.
guard cells
The vascular cambium in dicot stems is located where?
between the xylem and phloem
Photosynthesis in leaves produces sugar for storage. The location of this storage is called ___.
sink
