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☀️Structure Of Flowering Plant Flashcards

1
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Root functions

A

Store food

Absorb minerals

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2
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Root types

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Tap roots

Fiberous roots

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3
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Tap roots

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Main root thats develops from the redical

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4
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Eg of tap root

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Carrot

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5
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Fiberous root

A

Equal sized roots arising from the stem base

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6
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Eg of fiberous root

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Grass

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7
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Name the two zones

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Zone of protection
Zone of cell production
Zone of elongation
Zone of differentiation

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8
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Zone of protection

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Protects cells as they push through soil

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9
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Zone of cell production

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Cells in it are constantly dividing by mitosis to produce new cells for root growth

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10
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Meristem

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A plant tissue capable of mitosis

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11
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What do meristems allow plants to do

A

Grow

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12
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Meristem found..

A

Stems and leaves

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13
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Apical meristem found..

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Root tip and shoot tip

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14
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Zone of elongation

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Plant growth regulators stimulate the cells to grow longer

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15
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Zones of differenciation

Develop into the following tissues

A

Dermal tissue
Vascular tissue
Ground tissue

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16
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Dermal tissue

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Protects plant

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17
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Vascular tissue

A

Xylem and phloem

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18
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Ground tissues

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Found between dermal and vascular tissue

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19
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Herbaceous plants

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Do not contain wood

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20
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Woody plants

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Contain wood

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21
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Node

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Point on a stem at which a leaf is attached

22
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Internode

A

Region on a system between two nodes

23
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Bud

A

Potential growth

24
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Lenticel

A

Opening on a stem for gas exchange

25
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Stem function

A

Supports leaves and flower for height

Transports water and minerals from roots to leaves

26
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Petiole

A

Stalk of the leave

27
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Sessile

A

leaves that do not have a petiole

28
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Venation

A

Patterns of veins on leaves

29
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Parallel ventation

A

Found in monocots eg grass

30
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Eg of monocotyledons

31
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Net venation

A

Veins form a branching netowork

Found in most dicots eg rose

32
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Eg of dicotyledons

33
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Leaf function

A

Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Gas exchange

34
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Dermal tissue forms..

A

Covering layer on a plant

35
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Another word for dermal tissie

36
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Dermal tissue function

37
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D.T secondary function

A

Coated with a waxy cuticle to prevent water loss from the plant

38
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Ground tissue function

A

Photosynthesis

39
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Vascular tissue consists of

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Xylem and phloem

40
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Vacular tissue function

A

Transports materials throughout the body

41
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What are the 2 cells in xylem called

A

Tracheids and vessels

42
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Xylem vessels

A

Are more prutine than vessels. They are the only type of xylem found in coniferous trees

43
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Coniferous

44
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Xylem vessel

A

Wider than tracheids and their walls break down to form a continuous tube

45
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What is phloem mainly composed of

A

Sieve tubes and companion cells

46
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Phloem is a..

A

Loving tissue that transports water

47
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Phloem walls are made of

48
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Location of phloem

A

Roots
Stems
Leaves
Flowers

49
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Lignin

A

A strengthening material found in some plant cell walls

50
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Cotyledon

A

A seed leaf

51
Q

Flowering plant

A

Are subdivided into monocots and dicots

52
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Dicot plant

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