PLants Flashcards
moves water and dissolved minerals from roots to leaves
xylem
moves food from leaves to the roots
phloem
stems growing above the ground
epiterranean
stems growing from below the ground
subterranean
stems growing horizontally
runners or stolons
where photosynthesis occurs
leaf
bounded by an epidermis
leaf
located bellow the upper epidermis
palisade mesophyll
located above the lower epidermis
spongy mesophyll
palisade and spongy
dicots
normally abundant in the lower epidermis
stomata
basically ripened ovaries
fruits
part of the fruit that encloses the seed and has 3 layers
pericrap
outlayer; skin of the fruit
exocarp
middle layer; flesh of the fruit
mesocarp
inner layer; seed cover of the fruit
endocarp
types of fruits according to consistency
dry
fleshy
types of fruit according to numbers of flowers involved in its formation
simple
aggregate
multiple
two endosperm
dicotyledon
one endosperm
monocotlyedon
the stalks that supports a flower
pedicel
the tip of the pedicel bearing the reproductive structure
receptacle
the outer most part of the flower, usually green and not directly involved in the reproductive processes
sepal
the sepals collectively
calyx
one of the colored parts of the flowera
petal
the petals of the flower collectively
corolla
the male reproductive part of the flower bearing an anther in its tip
stamen
part of the stamen that bears pollen grains
anther
stalk of the stamen bearing an anther in its tip
filament
female reproductive part of the flower bearing ovary at its base
pistil
terminal part of the pistil that receives pollen grain
stigma
stalk of the pisti
style
basal part of the pislt containing the ovules, female reproductive system
ovary
structure in the ovary of a flower that when the egg is fertilized can become a seed
ovule