Test 2 Biology Flashcards
Extracellular route
Via cell walls spaces between cells; stopped by Casparian strip.
Intracellular route
via cell interiors, through plasmodesmata
Casparian strip
a waxy barrier in the walls of endodermal cells in a plant root that prevents water and ions from entering the xylem without crossing one or more cell membranes.
plasmodesmata
an open channel in a plant cell wall that connects the cytoplasm of adjacent cells
monocot
one cotyledon, veins usually parallel, vascular tissue scattered in a complex arrangement, floral parts usually in multiples of three, fibrous root system.
eudicots
two cotyledons, veins usually branched, vascular tissue usually arranged in rings, floral parts usually in multiples of four or five, taproot usually present.
cotyledons
the first leaf that appears on an embryo of a flowering plant; a seed leaf.
root epidermal cell
a cell in the outer layer of the root.
shoot system
stems, leaves, and structures for reproduction (flowers for angiosperms)
nodes
points at which leaves are attached to the stem
internodes
the portions of the stem between the nodes
buds
undeveloped shoots
terminal buds
when a plant is growing in length, the terminal bud at the apex (tip) of the stem has developing leaves and a compact series of nodes and internodes.
axillary buds
one in each of the crooks formed bay a leaf and the stem, are usually dormant.
apical dominance
terminal buds produce a hormone that inhibits the growth of axillary buds
stolon
enable the lant to reproduce asexually as plantlets form at nodes along their length.
rhizomes
a horizontal stem of a plant that grows below the ground (ginger, iris plant).
tendrils
helping vine that clings to solid structures (peas and grapes)
three plant tissue systems
dermal, vascular, and ground
dermal tissue system
the plant outer layer (protective)
vascular tissue system
made up of xylem and phloem tissues and provides support and long-distance transport between the root and the shoot system.
ground tissue system
filling space between dermal and vascular tissue. pith inside of vascular. cortex outside of vascular tissue. look at figure 31.5 if confused.
endodermis
on cell thick barrier, regulate what goes in and out the vascular cylinder.
tubers
an enlargement at the end of a rhizome in which food is stored (potato).
guard cell
a specialized epidermal cell in plants that regulates the size of a stoma, allowing gas exchange between the surrounding air and the photosynthetic cells in the leaf.
mesophyll
leaf cells specialized for photosynthesis; a leaf’s ground tissue system.
vein
vascular bundle composed of xylem and phloem tissues surrounded by a protective sheath of cells
parenchyma cells
in plants, a relatively unspecialized cell with a thin primary wall and no secondary wall; functions in photosynthesis, food storage, and aerobic respiration.
- most active
- cell walls- cellulose
- pith
collenchyma cells
In plants, a cell wall with a thick primary wall and no secondary wall, functioning mainly in supporting growing parts. (celery stalk string)
- flexible support
- growing parts
- outer
sclerenchyma cell
In plants, a supportive cell with rigid secondary walls hardened with lignin. there are two types of sclerenchyma cells
- protective and support
- cell walls with lignin and cellulose
sclereid
In plants, a very hard sclerenchyma cell found in nutshells and seed coats.
fiber
in plants, a long slender sclerenchyma cell that usually occurs in a bundle.