Vocab 1
What is considered the mark on the stem where the leaf used to be?
What is leaf scar
An actively growing tip found inside a terminal or lateral bud
What is apical meristem
A mark on the stem that shows the location of last year’s bud
what is bud scale scar
A bud that is found at the tip of a branch
what is terminal bud
One year’s growth of the stem be determined _____.
by looking at the distance between bud scale scars
a specialized stem that is lying horizontal on the soil surface
What is stolon
The mark on the outside of a stem that allows gas to be exchanged
what is lenticel
Cells on the inside of a stem that carry water and minerals up from the roots
what is xylem
A bulb-shaped specialized stem that is made of a solid stem with no leaves
what is corm
Label a monocot stem
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A specialized stem made of a short flat stem with many fleshy leaves attached
An area on a stem that lies between two leaves or buds
what is internode
An area on the inside of a stem where new xylem and phloem are made
What is cambium
The darker wood to the center of the tree
what is heartwood
Label a dicot stem
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The location on the stem where leaves and buds are attached
what is node
A small protective structure that can be seen on the outside of a bud
what is bud scale
A specialized stem that is thick and runs horizontally underneath the soil
what is rhizome
The movement of materials through vascular tissues
Label the stem diagram
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The tube-shaped cells inside of a stem that carry food down from the leaves
what is phloem
A specialized stem with a tip that is swollen with stored food
what is tuber
A bud that is found on the side of the branch in conjunction with a leaf
what is lateral bud
A(n) _____ plant has its xylem and phloem arranged in a circle
what is dicot
What are the 5 functions of a stem?
a. Transportation of materials
b. Photosynthesis
c. Food storage
d. Production of new cells
e. Support of leaves and the upper portion of the plant