Plants Flashcards
Parenchyma
Most abundant and stores food and controls photosynthesis
Schlerenchyma
Ridged and hard cells that give shape to plants
Collenchyma
Fibrous cells that provide support (celery)
What are the types of ground tissues
Schlerechyma parenchyma collenchyma
What does phloem move
Food
What does xylem move
Water
What is the order of stem layers from outside in
Epidermis cortex phloem cambium xylem pith
Why do leaves have cuticles
To reduce moisture loss
What is mesophyil
The ground tissue cells of parenchyma
What are the layers of mesophyil called
Palisade layer and spongy layer
What does the palisade layer do
“Palisade cells lie just under the upper epidermis and have an abundance of chloroplasts”
What does the spongy layer do
“The spongy cells are loosely packed and lie between the palisade layer and the lower epidermis. The spongy layer contains many open spaces that connect to stomata”
