Lecture 8 Flashcards
Xylem Transport
Water
Phloem Transport
Photosynthate
Proto vs meta
Formed early, formed late
Tracheary elements
Tracheids, vessel elements. Secondary. Dead
Fibers, Fiber Tracheids
Support. Secondary. Dead
Parenchyma cells
Storage, living cells. Primary. Living
Middle Lamella
Pectins
Primary Cell Wall
Pectins, cellulose, hemicellulose
Plasmodesma
Cytoplasm opening
Bordered Pits
cavities in the lignified cell walls of xylem conduits for water‐transport system
Types of Secondary Cell Thickening
Annular, Spiral, Reticulate, Pitted
Secondary Cell Wall Thickening Type Pairs under Proto vs Meta
Annular/Spiral, Reticulate/Pitted
Tracheids
Water passes through pit membranes
Vessel Elements
Water passes through perforation plates
Vascular Cambium
Growth tissue between phloem and xylem