Stems Flashcards
Give the 3 functions and uses of stem
- framework for leaves, flowers and seeds
- carry water and minerals from the soil throughout the plant
- source of wood, food and medicinal compounds
Swollen part where leaves, branches and buds are attached
Nodes
Distance between two successive nodes
Internode
Small, raised dots or ridges for gaseous exchange
Lenticels
Angle between the leaf and stem
Axil
Underdeveloped shoot
Bud
Marks below the axillary bud after a leaf has fallen
Leaf scar or scar
Cut ends of vascular bundle seen within each leaf scar
Bundle scar
What are the parts of the internal structure of a young dicot stem? (arrange)
Epidermis - Cortex (parenchyma and collenchyma cells) - Pith (middle) - vascular bundle (xylem and phloem) - Interfascicular cambium
What type of arrangement is present in a dicot stem?
Circular arrrangement
True or False: A dicot stem is an open type.
True
What type of arrangement is present in a monocot stem?
Scattered arrangement
True or False: A monocot stem is a closed type.
True
What are the three categories under apical meristem?
- Protoderm
- Ground meristem
- Procambium
What is the primary tissue under protoderm?
Epidermis
What is the primary tissue under ground meristem?
Ground tissues: pith and cortex
What is the primary tissue under procambium?
Primary xylem and primary phloem
True or false: The ground tissue will eventually become the cork cambium.
True
What are the two categories under cork cambium?
Cork and phelloderm