Chapter 35: Vascular plant structure, growth, and development Flashcards

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1
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Angiosperms

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Flowering plants

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2 clades of angiosperms

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Monocots & eudicots

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3 basic organs of angiosperms

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Roots, stems & leaves

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4
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2 organ systems of angiosperms

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Root system & shoot system

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Root system function

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(Roots) Anchor the plant & absorb water/minerals

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Shoot system function

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(Stems and leaves) Gather light and CO2 to make food and energy

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Taproot

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Large vertical root with smaller roots that branch off (eudicot)

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Fibrous roots

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Roots form a shallow mat (monocot); no dominant root like a taproot

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Primary root

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First to emerge

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Lateral roots

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Responsible for absorption

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Root hairs

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Increase surface area of root tip; important in absorption

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Stem functions

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Elevate the leaves
Storage and transport
Some photosynthesis

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13
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Root functions

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Anchor plant
Absorb water and minerals
Store carbs

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14
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Stem parts

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Apical bud

Axillary bud

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Apical bud

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Growing shoot tip, causes elongation of a young shoot

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Axillary bud

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Structure that has the potential to form a lateral branch, thorn, or flower

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17
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Potato stem

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Tuber

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Strawberry plant stem

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Stolon

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19
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Iris stem

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Rhizome

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Leaf functions

A

Photosynthesis (conversion of light and CO2 to
make food and energy), increase attractiveness
to pollinators, protection

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21
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Leaf parts

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Blade & petiole

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Blade

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Broad portion of leaf

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Petiole

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Joins leaf to node of stem

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24
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Monocot leaf veination

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Parallel

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25
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Eudicot leaf veination

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Branching

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Types of leaf adaptations

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Storage leaves (onion)
Spines (cactus)
Tendrils (grape)

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27
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3 types of plant tissues

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Dermal
Vascular
Ground

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Dermal tissue

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made of cells that form the outer protective covering of the plant; regulates water loss, protects from physical damage or attack by pathogens

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Cuticle

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A waxy coating that helps prevent water loss from the epidermis

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30
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Above ground tissues are particularly susceptible to…

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Desiccation (loss of moisture)

31
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Trichomes

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hair-like outgrowths that can help with reducing water loss and in insect defense

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Vascular tissue function

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facilitates the transport of materials through the plant and provides mechanical support

33
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2 types of vascular tissue

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Xylem and phloem

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Xylem

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conducts water and dissolved minerals upward from roots into the shoots

35
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Phloem

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transports sugars from where they are made to where they are needed

36
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Vascular tissue is collectively called the…

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Stele

37
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Ground tissue

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made of cells that are neither vascular nor dermal; function in storage, photosynthesis, support, and transport

38
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Pith

A

internal to the vascular tissue

39
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Cortex

A

external to the vascular tissue

40
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Water-conducting cells, tracheids and vessel

elements, are ____ at maturity.

A

Dead

41
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Tracheids are found in the ____ of all vascular plants and can conduct _____.

A

Xylem, water

42
Q

Sieve-tube elements are _____ at maturity, though

they lack _______.

A

alive, organelles

43
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Sieve plates

A

Allow fluid flow between cells

44
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Major types of plant cells (5 types)

A
Tracheids
Vessel elements
Sieve-tube elements
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
45
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Parenchyma cells

A

Thin, flexible walls
Least specialized
Metabolic functions

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Collenchyma cells

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Thicker cell walls

Provide support

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Sclerenchyma cells

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Strengthened with lignin and are rigid
die at maturity
include sclereids and fibers

48
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Annuals

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complete their life cycle in a year or less (most crops and weeds)

49
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Biennials

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Require 2 growing seasons

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Perennials

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Live and grow for many years (trees, shrubs, grasses)

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Indeterminate growth

A

growth that is not terminated (compare: determinate growth in animals)

52
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What is responsible for indeterminate growth?

A

Meristems

53
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Apical meristems

A

located at the tips of roots and shoots; cause elongation of shoots and roots in a process called primary growth

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Lateral meristems

A

allow for increase in diameter in woody plants in a process called secondary growth

55
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2 types of lateral meristems

A

Vascular cambium & Cork cambium

56
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Vascular cambium

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adds layers of vascular tissue called secondary xylem (wood) and secondary phloem

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Cork cambium

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replaces the epidermis with periderm, which is thicker and tougher

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Root cap

A

Covers the root, protects the apical meristem

as the root pushes through soil

59
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3 root zones

A

Zone of cell division
Zone of elongation
Zone of differentiation (or maturation)

60
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Arrangement of ______ differs between eudicots

and monocots.

A

tissues

61
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In ______, the xylem is star-like in appearance with

phloem between the arms.

A

monocots

62
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In ______, a core of parenchyma cells is surrounded by rings of xylem then phloem.

A

eudicots

63
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Apical meristems produce:

A

leaf primordia (young leaves) and axillary buds

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Prevention of water loss is critical to the leaf surface, so most of the cuticle is protected by a…

A

Waxy layer

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Stoma

A

Allows for exchange of O2 and CO2 between the air and photosynthetic cells of the leaf as well as evaporation of H2O

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Guard cells

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Surround the stoma and regulate opening and closing

67
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Mesophyll

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Consists of parenchyma cells that are specialized for photosynthesis

68
Q

In woody plants, _______ contribute to the

growth of roots and stems.

A

Lateral meristems

69
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_______ occurs in older regions of the plant more distant from branch or root tips.

A

Secondary growth

70
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Secondary xylem

A

Wood

71
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Older layers of secondary xylem

A

Heartwood

72
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Outer layers of secondary xylem

A

Sapwood

73
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Older secondary phloem…

A

Does not accumulate

74
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Bark

A

all exterior tissues external to vascular cambium