Test 2 cont. Flashcards
What is Venation?
the way leaf veins are organised in a leaf
the first initial vein in a leaf is called what?
the midrib
the midrib can consist of ______ Vascular bundles?
Multiple (3-5)
leaf veins are primarily made up of what?
Tracheary elements
Grass leaves have ______ Vennation
parallel
what is a C3 Plant?
a plant that is best at fixing carbon dioxide
what is a C4 Plant?
plants that are better at holding and conserving water
C__ cells have a bundle sheath
3+4
what is Kranz Anatomy?
a bundle sheath with WREATH CELLS and no spongy mesophyll
kranz anatomy has evolved in at least ___ Families
10
what are transfusion tracheids?
tracheadis that move water from the vascular bundle to the leaf
what is a hypodermis?
an epidermal layer under the epidermis
what is the identifying factgor of a resin canal?
the epithelial cells that surround it.
T/F Pine Needles have a Vascular cambium
True
what are hydathodes?
pores that allow for the release of water