STEMS Flashcards

1
Q

ARE PLANT ORGANS WHICH ARE CONTINUATIONS OF THE ROOTS USUALLY LOCATED ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE SOIL

A

STEMS

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2
Q

A YOUNG STEM 1-YEAR-OLD OR LESS WITH LEAVES

A

SHOOT

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3
Q

A YOUNG STEM 1-YEAR-OLD OR LESS THAT IS IN THE DORMANT WINTER STAGE HAS NO LEAVES

A

TWIG

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4
Q

A STEM THAT IS MORE THAN 1-YEAR-OLD TYPICALLY WITH LATERAL STEMS RADIATING FROM IT

A

BRANCH

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5
Q

A WOODY PLANTS MAIN STEM

A

TRUNK

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6
Q

THE STEM WITH ITS LEAVES IS CALLED WHAT

A

SHOOT

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7
Q

ALL THE STEMS AND LEAVES OF A PLANT CONSTITUTES WHAT

A

SHOOT SYSTEM

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8
Q

STEMS ORIGINATE FROM THE ____ ANG PARTLY FROM THE ____ OF THE EMBRYO

A

EPICOTYL
HYPOCOTYL

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9
Q

CLASSIFICATION OF STEMS BASED ON TOUGHNESS

A

HERBACEOUS AND WOODY STEMS

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10
Q

CLASSIFICATION OF STEMS BASED ON TOUGHNESS FOUND IN BOTH MONOCOT AND DICOT PLANTS

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HERBACEOUS STEMS

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11
Q

CLASSIFICATION OF STEMS FOUND ONLY IN DICOT PLANTS

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WOODY STEMS

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12
Q

STEMS THAT ARE ONLY WOODY AT THE BASE IS CALLED

A

SUFFRUTESCENT STEMS

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13
Q

STEMS EXTERNAL STRUCTURE

A

NODES
INTERNODES
LEAF SCAR
BUNDLE SCAR
LENTICELS
BUDS

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14
Q

SWOLLEN AREAS WHERE LEAVES BRANCHES AND BUDS ARISE

A

Nodes

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15
Q

PORTION BETWEEN TWO NODES

A

INTERNODES

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16
Q

MARK LEFT ON THE STEM BY A FALLEN LEAF

A

LEAF SCAR

17
Q

CUT ENDS OF THE VASCULAR BUNDLES WITHIN EACH LEAF SCAR

A

BUNDLE SCARS

18
Q

RAISED PORES SEEN ON DICOT STEMS

A

LENTICELS

19
Q

Undeveloped structures which may grow into leaves shoots or flowers

A

BUDS

20
Q

Types of buds based on location and position on the stem

A

Terminal or apical bud
Lateral or axillary bud
Accessory or supernumerary bud
Adventitious bud

21
Q

TYPE OF BUD AT THE END OF THE STEM

A

TERMINAL OR APICAL BUD

22
Q

At the upper angle formed by the leaf stalk and the stem called the leaf axil

A

LATERAL OR AXILLARY BUD

23
Q

Type of bud beside and above the axillary bud

A

Accessory or super numerary bud

24
Q

Type of buds on other parts of the plant such as leaves roots or internodes

A

Adventitious bud

25
Q

Aerial stems

A

Runners or stolons
Tendrils or scramblers

26
Q

Other term for aerial stems

A

Epiterranean stems

27
Q

Fleshy or semi woody elongated, horizontal stems that often lie along the soil surface

A

Runners or stolons

28
Q

Are thread like structure which help the plants in climbing

A

Tendrils or scramblers

29
Q

Underground stems

A

Rhizomes
Tubers
Bulbs
Corm

30
Q

Underground horizontal stem which may be swollen due to the presence of stored food

A

Rhizomes

31
Q

Rhizomes sample

A

Ginger and bamboo

32
Q

Short swollen terminal portions of an underground stems with a stored food

A

Tubers

33
Q

Example of tubers

A

Potato

34
Q

Very small piece of the stem tissue surrounded by numerous fleshy leaves

A

Bulbs

35
Q

Sample of bulbs

A

Onion and garlic

36
Q

Globose, underground stem with thin, papery leaves on its surface

A

Corm

37
Q

Examples of corm

A

Gladiolus and Gabi