Lab 4 & 5: Plants

Question 1

Tissue Types

Answer 1

vascular, ground, meristematic, dermal

Question 2

Vascular Tissue

Answer 2

conducts water, nutrients, etc. throughout the plant

Question 3

Ground Tissue

Answer 3

physical support, secretion, photosynthesis, storage

Question 4

Meristematic Tissue

Answer 4

totipotent regions where plant growth occurs

Question 5

Dermal Tissue

Answer 5

epidermis and associated cells that form the outer covering of plants

Question 6

The xylem is made up of

Answer 6

vessels and tracheids

Question 7

What does the xylem do?

Answer 7

moves water and nutrients up from the soil

Question 8

What does the ploem do?

Answer 8

brings sugars down

Question 9

Parts of the Vascular Tissue

Answer 9

xylem and ploem

Question 10

Parts of the Ground Tissue

Answer 10

Collenchyma/Sclerenchyma & parenchyma

Question 11

What does the Collenchyma/Sclerenchyma do?

Answer 11

support

Question 12

What does the parenchyma do?

Answer 12

storage

Question 13

Parts of the Meristematic Tissue

Answer 13

totipotent, apical, lateral

Question 14

What does the totipotent do?

Answer 14

everything

Question 15

What do the Apical meristems do?

Answer 15

involved in elongation of plant

Question 16

What do the lateral meristems do?

Answer 16

make plant thicker

Question 17

Apical meristems are the site of…

Answer 17

active mitosis

Question 18

Parts of the Dermal Tissue

Answer 18

guard cells & waxy cuticle

Question 19

What do the guard cells do?

Answer 19

open and close pores for CO2

Question 20

What does the waxy cuticle do?

Answer 20

keeps plant from losing water

Question 21

endosperm =

Answer 21

2 polar nuclei + sperm

Question 22

Male Gametophyte

Answer 22

pollen grain, 3 nuclei (2 sperm)

Question 23

Female Gametophyte

Answer 23

8 nuclei in 7 cells