Plant Organ systems Flashcards

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1
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A plant has 2 organ systems

A

A shoot system + Root system,

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2
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Shoot System

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Everything above the ground

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3
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Root System

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Everything below ground and Ariel roots

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4
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Anchors the plant into the soil

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Roots

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5
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Transports water and nutrients throughout the plant ( vascular tissue)

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Stem

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6
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Collects water from the soil and transport it to the stem

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Roots

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7
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Stores food that is made in other parts of the plant

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Roots

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8
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Root Cap

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The bottom of the root covered with protective epidermal Tissue

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9
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Epidermal Tissue

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It is made of a single layer of cells, and the cells are closely packed to each other without any intercellular spaces.

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10
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Root Cap

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The bottom of the root is covered with protective epidermal Tissue

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11
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Meristematic Tissue

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contains undifferentiated cells, which are the building blocks of the specialized plant structures.

Below the epidermal tissue

Layers of ground tissues and vascular tissues make up the centre of the root

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12
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Ground tissues

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all the other tissue in a plant that isn’t dermal tissue or vascular tissue.

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13
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Vascular Tissue

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comprised of the xylem and the phloem,

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14
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The tissues of the leaf work together to accomplish-

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Photosynthesis

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15
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Photosynthesis occurs in ground tissues called

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Stomata

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16
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Stomata

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tiny openings present on the epidermis of leaves.

17
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Xylem

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transports water and nutrients from the plant-soil interface to stems and leaves, and provides mechanical support and storage

18
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The sugar produced in the leaf is carried by the vascular tissue t

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Phloem

19
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Carbon dioxide enters and oxygen and extra water leaves through and opening in the leaf tissue called

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Mesophyll

20
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They are controlled by

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Guard Cells

21
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Guard cells

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control gas diffusion by regulating the opening and closure of stomatal pores.

22
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Supports the leaves and flowers

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ground tissue

23
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Epidermal Tissue provides a protective covering and allowes for the exchange of

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Gases and water vapour

24
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Epidermal tissue also secretes …

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The cuticle

25
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The cuticle

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Waxy substance that protects and reduces water loss

26
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Reproductive Structure

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Produces seeds through sexual reproduction

27
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Stamens, with filament and anther at the tip

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Male organ

28
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Stamens

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29
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Anther

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produces pollen

30
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Pollen

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( Male sex cells)

31
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Pistil

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Female organs

32
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Ovary, style and stigma

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female organs

33
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Eggs

A

Female sex cells

34
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Where are eggs located

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In the ovaries

35
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when pollen and egg unite the fertilized egg becomes a

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seed