Chapter 9 Flashcards
What are vegetive organs of a plant?
Roots stems leaves
They are involved in growth and nutrition but not reproduction
What’s node?
Where leaves are attached to stem
Which one consists non living cells? Phloem or xylem?
Xylem
Where does photosynthesis happen in cactuses?
Stem
Tubers like potato are underground horizontal ….that store nutrients.
Stem
The stalk that attaches blade to stem is called
Petiole
Opposite of evergreen?
Deciduous
Epidermis is covered by waxy layer called
Cuticle
Areas that cork layer is thin and cells are loosely packed is called
Lenticels
Function of lenticels?
Gas exchange between the interior of a stem and the air
Most of photosynthesis and carbohydrate storage takes place in
Ground tissue
Epidemic tissue
Vascular tissue
Ground tissue
What are the least specialized ground tissue in plant?
Parenchyma
Parenchyma cells have ….walls
Thick
Thin
Thin
Parenchyma cells are ….at maturity
Alive
Dead
Alive
Functions of parenchyma?
Photosynthesizing
Storage of sugar
What type of ground tissue is apple’s flesh?
Parenchyma