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PLANT CELLS AND TISSUES Flashcards

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1
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plants are composed of there major organ groups:

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roots, stems, and leaves

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2
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the most common plant cell type

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Parenchyma cells

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3
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stores starch oils and water

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Parenchyma cells

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4
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help heal wounds to the plant

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Parenchyma cells

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5
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have thin flexible walls

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Parenchyma cells

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6
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provide support to a growing plant

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collenchyma cells

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7
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they are strong and flexible

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collenchyma cells

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8
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celery strings are strands of ______

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collenchyma cells

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9
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they have unevenly thick cell walls

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collenchyma cells

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10
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are the strongest plant cell type

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Sclerenchyma cells

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11
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second cell wall hardened by lignin

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Sclerenchyma cells

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12
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die when they reach maturity

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Sclerenchyma cells

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13
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used by humans to make linen and rope

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Sclerenchyma cells

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14
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two types of plant tissue

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meristematic tissue
permanent tissue

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15
Q

are found
in meristems, which are plant regions of continuous
cell division and growth.

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Meristematic Tissue

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16
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are either undifferentiated
or incompletely differentiated, and they continue to
divide and contribute to the growth of the plant.

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Meristematic Tissue

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17
Q

contain meristematic tissue located
at the tips of stems and roots, which enable a plant
to extend in length.

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Apical meristems

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18
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facilitate growth in thickness or
girth in a maturing plant

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Lateral meristems

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19
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occur only in
monocots, at the bases of leaf blades and
at nodes

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Intercalary meristems

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20
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covers the outside of a plant.

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  • Dermal tissue
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21
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protects the plant

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Dermal tissue

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22
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secretes cuticle of leaves

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Dermal tissue

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23
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forms outer bark of trees

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Dermal tissue

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24
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is found inside a plant

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Ground tissue

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25
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provides support

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Ground tissue

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26
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stores materials in roots and stems

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Ground tissue

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27
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most commonly made of parenchyma

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Ground tissue

28
Q

transports water, minerals and organic
compounds

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Vascular tissue

29
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two networks of hollow
tubes

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Vascular tissue

30
Q

xylem transports water and
minerals

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Vascular tissue

31
Q

phloem transports
photosynthetic products

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Vascular tissue

32
Q

allows for the transport of
water, minerals, and sugars

A

Vascular system

33
Q

Water and dissolved minerals move
through _____

A

xylem

34
Q

contains specialized cells.

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Xylem

35
Q

_____ elements are short and wide

A

vessel

36
Q

are long and narrow

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tracheid cells

37
Q

cells die at maturity

A

xylem

38
Q

Plants passively transport water through the _____

A

xylem

39
Q

is the tendency of water molecules to bond with
each other.

A

cohesion

40
Q

is the
tendency of water
molecules to bond
with other
substances

A

Adhesion

41
Q

explains water movement

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cohesion-tension theory

42
Q

cohesion and adhesion in ____

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xylem

43
Q

– transpiration at

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leaves

44
Q

absorption occurs at

A

roots

45
Q

Water travels from

A

roots to the top of trees

46
Q

is the evaporation of water through leaf stomata.

A

transpiration

47
Q

is the loss of water
vapor through leaves.

A

Transpiration

48
Q

water vapor exits leaf stomata

A

Transpiration

49
Q

helps pull water to the top
branches

A

Transpiration

50
Q

carries sugars from
photosynthesis throughout the plant

A

Phloem

51
Q

contains specialized
cells.

A

Phloem

52
Q

sieve tube elements have holes at
ends

A

Phloem

53
Q

companion cells help sieve tube
elements

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Phloem

54
Q

unlike xylem, phloem tissue is___

A

alive

55
Q

explains sugar movement

A

Pressure-flow model

56
Q

plants actively transport sugar from the source

A

Pressure-flow

57
Q

sugar flows to the sink due to pressure differences

A

Pressure-flow

58
Q

move from their
source, such as
photosynthesizing
leaves, into the phloem.

A

sugar

59
Q

moves from
the xylem into the
phloem by osmosis,
due to the higher
concentration of the
sugars in the phloem.

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water

60
Q

move into
the sink, such as root
or fruit, where the are
stored

A

sugar

61
Q

Roots and stems form the support system of ___

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vascular plants.

62
Q

Where meristematic tissue found?

A

Meristems

63
Q

____ transports water and minerals

A

Xylem

64
Q

___ transports photosynthetic products

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Phloem

65
Q

It is the major force moving water through plants.

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transpiration

66
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Water and dissolved minerals in the soil are pulled into roots through cell walls, through plasmodesmata (channels), or from cell to cell through their vacuoles.

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Absorption

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