Roots, Stems, and Leaves Flashcards
A thin covering made up of cells. It protects the end of the root as it grows into the soil.
Root Cap
Threadlike parts of cells on the surface of a root.
Root Hair
The outermost layer of a root, stem, or leaf.
Epidermis
A layer just inside the epidermis of roots and stems. It stores food.
Cortex
Tissue through which water and minerals flow up the through the plant.
Xylem
Tissue through which food from the leaves moves down through a plant.
Phloem
A layer that separates the xylem from the phloem. Where xylem and phloem are produced.
Cambium
The loss of water through a plant’s leaves.
Transpiration
The food making process in green plants that uses sunlight.
Photosynthesis
The release of energy in plants and animals from food.
Respiration
What a living thing does as a result of a stimulus.
Response
Something in the environment that causes a living thing to react.
Stimulus
A response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus.
Tropism
A characteristic that enables a living thing to survive in its environment.
Adaptation
