Form and Structure
A region on a stem where a leaf is or was attached
node
a collection of xylem
wood
Term for plants that have water-conducting tissue
vascular
Fern leaves
fronds
Component of plant cell walls
cellulose
This root system has one main root
taproot
Made primarily of long, hollow cells that transport water from the roots to the leaves
xylem
These seedless plants do not contain xylem or phloem
nonvascular
This plant requires water for its reproduction
Fern
The minimum number of leaflets a leaf must have to be a compound leaf
2
The root system of grasses that consist of many-equal sized roots
fibrous root system
Chloroplasts are examples of this
plastid
the root-like anchoring structure of mosses
rhizoid
An immature, coiled fern leaf also known as a fiddlehead
crosier
In this leaf arrangement, two leaves are attached at a node
opposite
These stems are usually flexible
herbaceous stems
Caused by the presence of water inside plants
turgor pressure
The plant group that contains true mosses
bryophytes
A plant which has silica in its cell walls
horsetail
The structure that attaches the leaf blade to the node
petiole
Name the four types organs found in most plants
roots stems
leaves flowers
An annual growth ring is composed of these three areas
xylem summerwood
springwood
Name the three nonvascular plants
mosses hornwort
liverwort
The two main groups of seed plants
gymnosperms
angiosperms
Name the characteristics of all plants
eukaryotic multicellular tissues
plastids cell walls