Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants Flashcards
What is the meaning of anatomy?
the study of internal structure of a plant
What is a tissue ?
a group of cells having similar origins and usually perform a common function
What are the two different types of cells present in a plant?
Mersitematic tissue
Permanent tissue
What are meristematic tissue?
the are the tissue that are found in specialized areas like growing tips of roots and shoots
What are the types of meristematic tissue?
Primary meristem:Apical Meristem
Intercalary meristem
Secondary meristem: lateral meristem
What are the axillary bud?
These are the left behind apical meristem that froms the branches
What is the intercalary tissue?
the meristem that occurs between the mature tissue is called intercalary tissue. They are responsible for regeneration of plants
Why are the intercalary and the apical meristem called the primary meristematic tissue ?
because they are responsible for the growth of young plants
What are the lateral meristem?
These are responsible for growing secondary growth.
Give some examples of secndary meristematic tissue
Fascicular Vascular cambium
Interfascicular cambuim
Cork Cambium
What are permanent tissues?
these are the tissues that have specialized to take a specific function and have lost the capacity to divide is called permanent tissue
Which meristem is responsible for the formation of the ground tissue, ground tissue and vascular tissue ?
specific regions of apical meristem
What are complex tissues?
permanent tissue
What are the types of permanent tissues?
simple : Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclarenchyma Complex: xylem phloem
What are the feature of the parenchyma tissues?
the cells of parenchyma cells are isodiametric, spherical, oval, polygonal etc
their cell walls are thin and are made of cellulose
What are the various functions performed by the parenchyma tissues?
photosynthesis
storage
secretion
What is the meaning of collenchyma?
these are the tissues that are present just under the epidermis of most dicot plants they are either found in patches or in homogenous layer
they provide mechanical support to the growing parts of the plant, they make the plant flexible
What are the features of collenchyma cells?
they are oval spherical etc
they have deposition of hemicellulose and pectin in the corners
They assimilate food when they contain chloroplast
Features of sclarenchyma cells?
they are long slender , dead, no chloroplast
they have numerous pits
the sclarenchyma may be either sclereids or tracheids
What are the types of sclarenchyma?
fibre
sclereids
What do you understand by fibre( sclarenchyma) ?
They are thin walled , elongated and pointed cell wall
What do you understand by sclereids( sclarenchyma)?
they are spherical, oval , cylindrical, thickened dead cells, have a narrow cavity called the lumen.,
Give some examples of sclereids?
the wall of nuts, pulp of fruits, leaves of tea
What are teh two complex permanent tissues?
xylem
phoem