Chapter 35

Question 1

Botony

Answer 1

the study of plants

Question 2

Root system functions

Answer 2

absorption, anchor

Question 3

Taproot

Answer 3

main root with smaller roots coming out

Question 4

Mycorrhizae

Answer 4

symbiotic fungi that grow on plant roots to absorb nutrients (Nitrogen)

Question 5

Shoot function

Answer 5

support, trandport

Question 6

terminal/apical bud

Answer 6

the very top of the stem

Question 7

Rhizomes

Answer 7

horizontal below ground stems

Question 8

bulbs

Answer 8

has a shorter stem with storage leaves

Question 9

stolons

Answer 9

horizontal above ground stems

Question 10

tubers

Answer 10

an underground storage stem (potatoes)

Question 11

Parts of a leaf

Answer 11

blade, petiole

Question 12

venation

Answer 12

the pattern of the veiuns

Question 13

marigen

Answer 13

outside edge of leaf

Question 14

Dermal tissue

Answer 14

prevents dehydration, the outermost layer of the cells that forms a protective covering

Question 15

cuticle

Answer 15

a waxy covering on the leaf

Question 16

vascular tissue

Answer 16

carries nutrients and water throughout the plant between the roots and shoots

Question 17

xylem

Answer 17

carries water up

Question 18

phloem

Answer 18

carries sugars down and up

Question 19

ground tissue

Answer 19

all the other tissue in the plant

Question 20

pith

Answer 20

the tissue internal to the vascular tissue

Question 21

cortex

Answer 21

the tissue external to the vascular tissue

Question 22

photosynthesis formula

Answer 22

H2O +CO2+sunlight+C6H12O6+)2+H2O