exam 1 slide 5 and 6 Flashcards
Complex Tissues
Comprised of More
than one Cell Type
complex tissue types
a. Epidermis
b. Xylem
c. Phloem
d. Periderm
e. Secretory
a. Epidermis
-where is it
-how large is it
-are there hairs if there are what type of hairs
– Outermost layer of cells on plant organs (e.g.
leaves, roots, stems)
– Usually one cell thick
– Hairs are often present
* Trichomes
.Root hairs
Trichomes
hairs on stems, leaves and other above
ground structures that are projections of epidermal
cells or a number of epidermal cells
Root hairs
extensions of epidermal cells
Upper Epidermis of Tobacco Leaf
-whats on it and what are there functions
Waxy Cuticle on Surface
* Epidermal Cells
* Stomatal Guard Cells
– Water and gases pass
through stomates
* Hairs = glandular trichomes
Tradescantia Leaf Epidermis
have what
.Trichomes
* Regular epidermal
cells
* Guard cells
* Subsidiary cells
Xylem
roles
– Water and mineral conduction (transport)
* Transport is upwards and sideways
– Support
– Some storage
Components of Xylem:
-Xylem parenchyma cells
-fibers
-conducting components
-vessels
-tracheids
rays of parenchyma in wood
fibers in xylem is used for
support
the xylem parenchyma cells are used for
storage
what make vessels diffrent from tracheid
-Long tubes made up of
vessel elements (cells)
* Can be open-ended or have
bar-like strips at the end
walls = perforation plates
* Can have pits in side walls
what makes tracheids diffrent form
.Narrower
* Tapered at the ends
* Pits in end walls and
side walls
what do Vessels and Tracheids both have
- Both have primary and secondary walls
- Both have lignin in the secondary walls that
stains red with phloroglucinol-HCl - Both are dead at maturity
- At maturity, the cells have no cytoplasm and
are empty - Both have pits or ring-like thickenings or other
patterns of lignin in secondary walls
Phloem
what do they do
-Transport of dissolved “food” = carbohydrates
* Direction of transport is up & down and sideways
* Source sink relationships determine direction of
transport in phloem
From a source of
carbohydrate
-Photosynthesizing leaves
* Other sites of
photosynthesis
* Underground storage
structures that are
exporting (e.g. bulbs in
spring)
* Mature structures that are
exporting
To a sink for carbohydrates
- Growing leaves
- Growing fruits
- Growing flowers
- Growing buds
- Developing roots
- Developing, importing
underground storage
structures
Components of Phloem:
-Phloem parenchyma cells = storage
* Fibers for support
* Conducting components
– Sieve tube cells
– Companion cells
* Rays of parenchyma in wood
both Sieve Tube Cells and Companion Cells
- Both have primary walls only
- They do not stain red with phloroglucinol-HCl
- Both are alive at maturity
Sieve tube cells (elements) are diff because
-Lack a nucleus
* Wider in diameter
* Sites of transport
* Have sieve plates at end
walls
Companion cells are diffrent bcuz
-Have a nucleus
* Narrower in diameter
* Aid the transport process
Xylem in
Cone Bearing Trees (Gymnosperms)
Xylem = tracheids only, no vessels, no fibers
– Cone-bearing trees = softwoods
only diff in phloem from xylem in gymnosperm
Phloem has albuminous cells instead of
companion cells, but is otherwise similar to xylem
Periderm where to find them
outer bark of woody plants
Periderm is made of what and what are some of its roles
-Phelloderm
* Cork cambium (phellogen) = source of cells
* Cork cells
how do cork cells work in periderm
– Dead at maturity
– Have fatty suberin in cell walls for waterproofing