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Plant Structures Flashcards

1
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What are the three main plant structures?

A

Root
Stem
Leaf

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How can you tell that a cross section is that of a root?

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It will have root hairs
It will have vascular tissue in the form of a cross
It will have a thicker endodermis

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How can you tell that a cross section is that of a stem?

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It will have vascular bundles
It will have pith
It has quite a thin endodermis

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What is the function of the root?

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Absorb water and mineral salts from soil

Anchors the plant in the soil

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5
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What are the two root systems?

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Tap root system

Fibrous root system

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6
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What are the five regions of a root?

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Mature region
Root hair region
Region of elongation
Meristematic region
Root cap
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7
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What is Spring wood?

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Secondary xylem

Is lighter and bigger, because it forms quickly

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What is autumn wood?

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Secondary xylem

Is darker and smaller, because it forms slowly

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9
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What is cork?

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The outer bark of the tree

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10
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How does cork form?

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The parenchyma tissue becomes meristematic

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11
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What makes bark so strong?

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It is reinforced with suberin

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12
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What are angiosperms?

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Flowering plants

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13
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What is the most advanced group in the plant kingdom?

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Angiosperms

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14
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What two groups can angiosperms be divided into?

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Monocotyledons

Dicotyledons

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What is the function of the root cap?

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Surrounds and protects the growing point

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What is the function of the meristematic region?

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Continuously forms new cells

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What is the function of the region of elongation?

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New cells elongate in this region

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What is the function of the root hair region?

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The place where root hairs (unicellular epidermal outgrowths) occur

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What is the function of the mature region?

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Where lateral roots develop and branch

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What is the function of the lateral roots?

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Increase absorption surface

Anchor the plant more firmly in the soil

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21
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What three regions occur within a root?

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Epidermis
Cortex
Central cylinder

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22
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Where does the epidermis of a root occur?

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On the outside

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23
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What does the epidermis consist of?

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Epidermal cells

Root hairs

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24
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Where can the cortex of the root be found?

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In the middle section of a root

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25
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What are the components of the cortex?

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Parenchyma

Endodermis

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26
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Where does the central cylinder of a root occur?

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In the innermost ring

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27
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What are the components of the central cylinder?

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Pericycle
Xylem
Cambium
Phloem

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28
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Where can the root be found?

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In the soil
It is dark
There are micro and burrowing organisms found here

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29
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What is the root cap made of?

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Thin walled parenchyma cells

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30
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How does the root cap perform its function?

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Fluid nature of protoplasm lubricates passage of root apex

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31
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How does the root grow?

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Elongating cells push the root tip further in the soil

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32
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What is the outer layer of a root hair like?

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Sticky to adhere to soil particles

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33
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What are the functions of the cortex parenchyma?

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To store food
Allow water and mineral salts to pass through
Diffuse oxygen

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34
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How does the endodermis occur?

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As parenchyma cells
Border between the cortex and central cylinder
Has Casparian strips on the radial and transverse walls

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35
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What is a Casparian strip?

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A thickened cork part of the cell walls in the endodermis

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36
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What is the function of the Casparian strips?

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Direct water straight into the xylem

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37
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What is the pericycle?

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Parenchyma cells

They give rise to secondary (lateral) roots

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38
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Where is the vascular tissue located?

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Within the pericycle

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39
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How is the vascular tissue arranged?

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Xylem in the form of a cross

Phloem between the ‘arms’ of the cross

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40
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What is the function of the root xylem?

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Transportation of water and mineral salts from the root to the rest of the plant
Lignified walls strengthen the plant and give it structure

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41
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What is the role of cambium cells?

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In a dicotyledonous plant, they occur between xylem and phloem
They cause secondary thickening

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42
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What is the function of phloem?

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Transportation of manufactured organic substances throughout the plant

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43
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What are the main functions of a stem?

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Bears the leaves
Bears the flowers
Bears fruits
Transportation of essential substances 
Stores reserve nutrients and water
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44
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What does the external structure of a stem consist of?

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Nodes
Internodes
Terminal buds
Axillary buds

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45
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What is a node?

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Where the leaves and side branches develop

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46
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What is the internode?

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The part of a stem between nodes

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47
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What are buds?

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Meristematic tissue in the stem

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48
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What is the terminal bud?

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Occurs at the tip of the stem

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49
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What is the function of the terminal bud?

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Primary growth (increases the length of the plant)

50
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Where can the axillary buds be found?

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In the axils between the petiole and the stem

51
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What is the function of the axillary buds?

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To develop flowers

Or lateral branches

52
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What three areas can be seen in a dicotyledonous stem?

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Epidermis
Cortex
Central cylinder

53
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What does the epidermis of a stem consist of?

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Cuticle
Hairy outgrowths
Epidermal cells

54
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What does the stem cortex consist of?

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Collenchyma (in some stems)
Parenchyma
Endodermis

55
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What does the central cylinder consist of?

A 
Sclerenchyma cap
Phloem
Cambium
Xylem
Medullary ray
56
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What is the function of the cuticle?

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Waterproof
Prevent bacteria from entering
Minimise water loss

57
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What is the function of the epidermis?

A

Act as a barrier between environment and external tissues

58
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What is the difference between hairy outgrowths on the stem and root hairs?

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Root hairs: unicellular

Hairy outgrowths: multicellular

59
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What is the function of collenchyma?

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Extra support
Sometimes contains chloroplasts for photosynthesis
Sclerenchyma can play this role in some plants

60
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What is the endodermis?

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Brick-shaped cells that form the inner layer of the cortex

61
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What is the difference in the endodermis of the root and that of the stem?

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Root: easily distinguished
Stem: less distinguished and even absent

62
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What is a starch sheath?

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The endodermis of the stem when it stores starch

63
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How are the vascular bundles arranged?

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In a circle

Within the endodermis

64
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What is the structure of a vascular bundle?

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Xylem on the inside
Phloem on the outside
Cambium between them
Sclerenchyma on the outside of the phloem

65
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What is an open vascular bundle?

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A vascular bundle that contains cambium

66
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What are the medullary rays?

A

Parenchyma cells that occur between the vascular bundles

67
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What is the function of the medullary rays?

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Transportation between the pith and the cortex

68
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What is the pith?

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Parenchyma cells at the centre of the stem

69
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What can sometimes happen to the pith during growth?

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They rupture and leave a central cavity

70
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What is the function of the sclerenchyma cap?

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Protection of the vascular bundles

71
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What is primary growth?

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Increase in length

72
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What is secondary growth/thickening?

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Increase in girth

73
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What is cambium?

A

Meristematic tissue for secondary growth

74
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What is fascicular cambium?

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Cambium that occurs between the xylem and phloem

75
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What happens to parenchyma in the medullary rays during secondary growth?

A

Become meristematic

Called interfascicular cambium

76
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What happens to the interfascicular and fascicular cambium during secondary growth?

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They join up to form an unbroken ring

77
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What is secondary vascular tissue?

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Xylem and phloem rings that are formed from the cambium ring

78
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What is primary vascular tissue?

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The ‘original’ xylem and phloem in the stem

79
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What happen to the primary xylem and primary phloem during secondary thickening?

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They get pushed further away from one another

80
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What are pith rays?

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Parenchyma cells that extend from the middle of the stem outwards

81
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How are pith rays formed?

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Instead of forming vascular tissue, the cambium forms parenchyma

82
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What are annual rings?

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Rings of secondary xylem visible in a perennial stem

83
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What do annual rings consist of?

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Dark and light parts

84
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What are the dark parts of annual rings?

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Autumn wood

85
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What are the light parts of annual rings?

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Spring wood

86
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How can you tell a tree’s age by the annual rings?

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By counting the annual rings (spring wood & autumn wood together equate to one year of growth)

87
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What kind of annual ring shows that the growth occurred during favourable conditions?

A

A thicker one

88
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What is heartwood?

A

The oldest secondary xylem

It occurs furthest from the cambium

89
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What is sapwood?

A

The youngest secondary xylem

It lies closest to the cambium

90
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What is cork cambium?

A

Cortex collenchyma that has become meristematic

91
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What does cork cambium do?

A

Divides

Forms cork cells on the outside

92
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What are cork cells?

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Have no living contents

Have walls thicken with Suberin

93
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What is the function of cork?

A

It is impermeable to water

Prevents inner tissues from drying out

94
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What happens to the epidermis when cork forms?

A

Stops receiving water and nutrients
Dies
Flakes off

95
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What does the bark of a tree consist of?

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Everything outside of the cambium ring

96
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What tissues occur outside the cambium ring (in the bark)?

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Secondary phloem
Primary phloem
Cortex
Cork layer
Flaking epidermis
97
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What is a lenticel?

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A section of the stem where cork cells separate with large intercellular air spaces
They form small pores that look like yellow speckles

98
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Why are lenticels necessary?

A

They replace the stomata

i.e. They perform gaseous exchange

99
Q

What are the main functions of the leaf?

A

Trap sunlight for photosynthesis
Gaseous exchange
Transportation of water and nutrients

100
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Why is gaseous exchange important?

A

It is necessary for respiration, photosynthesis and transpiration

101
Q

What are the parts of the external structure of the leaf?

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Lamina
Main vein
Side vein
Petiole
Axillary bud
102
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What is the lamina?

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The large, flat ‘blade’ of the leaf

103
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What is the petiole?

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The leaf stalk

It attaches the lamina to the stem

104
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What are the main and side veins?

A

Xylem and phloem tissue that is connected to the stem

105
Q

What three section are visible in a cross section of a leaf?

A

Epidermis
Mesophyll
Vascular bundles (veins)

106
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Where does the leaf epidermis occur?

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On both the upper and lower surfaces of the leaf

107
Q

What is the leaf epidermis like?

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Transparent

Lower epidermal cells contain stomata

108
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What is mesophyll?

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Parenchyma cells found in the leaf

109
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What are the two types of mesophyll?

A

Palisade

Spongy

110
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Where are palisade mesophyll cells found?

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Just beneath the epidermis

111
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Where are spongy mesophyll cells found?

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Beneath the palisade mesophyll cells

112
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What is the structure of palisade mesophyll?

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Elongated
Thin-walled
Lots of chloroplasts

113
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How is palisade mesophyll arranged?

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Longitudinally

Tightly packed

114
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What is the function of the structure of palisade mesophyll?

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Allow maximum surface area to be exposed to sunlight

Allow for a greater photosynthesising rate

115
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What do spongy mesophyll cells look like?

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Round
Loosely packed
Large intercellular air spaces that are connected to air chambers behind the stomata
Fewer chloroplasts

116
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What is the function of the xylem in veins in the leaf?

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Carry water to the mesophyll cells for photosynthesis

117
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What is the function of phloem cells in veins?

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Carry manufactured substances produced in the leaf to other parts of the plant

118
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What is the midrib?

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A continuation of the petiole into the leaf

119
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What is the function of the midrib?

A

Same as veins

120
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How is the lamina suited to its function?

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Large and flat: max surface area

Thin: easy diffusion of gases

121
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How is the cuticle suited to its function?

A

Waterproof: prevents water loss
Transparent: allows sunlight through

122
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How are the epidermal cells suited to their function?

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Transparent: allow sunlight through

Stomata (lower epidermis): gaseous exchange

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