Vocabulary
Root Systems
Stem Structure
The Flower
Tissue Systems
100
What is the vascular tissue system?
the tissues responsible for conducting materials within a plant
100
The Xylem is responsible for ____?
water movement
100
What is another name for the stem?
Shoot
100
What do the veins of a leaf help to do?
move water and nutrients to the whole leaf
100
What are the 3 tissue systems?
Dermal, Ground and Vascular
200
What is a guard cell?
one of a pair of special cells in the epidermis that surround and control the opening and closing of each stomate
200
What are roots?
branching organs which grow downward into the soil
200
What is the stems main function?
to support the branches, leaves and flowers
200
What are flowers?
specialized structures developed for sexual reproduction
200
True or False; the tissues of the 3 systems are found in all parts of the body and have a distinct arrangement?
True
300
What is spongy mesophyll?
a region of loosely packed cells containing chloroplasts, in the middle of a leaf; a type of ground cell
300
what is the root system constantly doing?
providing the steam and leaves with water and dissolved minerals
300
What does the stem provide a way for?
a way to transport materials
300
How does pollination in a flower occur?
with the help of wind or animals
300
Where is the vascular tissue found?
within every root, shoot and leaf of the plant
400
What is stomate?
an opening in the surface of a leaf that allows the exchange of gases
400
The Phloem is responsible for _____ storage?
Food
400
What does the stem contain significant amounts of?
vascular tissue
400
What does a male reproductive structure produce?
pollen grains
400
What is the Dermal tissue?
Covers the entire outer surface of the plant but does not occur within the plant
500
What is periderm tissue
tissues on the surface of a plant that produces bark on stems and roots
500
most of the water and minerals obtained by the plant are absorbed by ______?
root hairs
500
What do plant stems provide us with?
sugar cane, potatoes, wood and paper products, cork, linen and a variety of medicines
500
What does a female reproductive structure produce?
eggs
500
What is the ground tissue?
accounts for all other internal tissues in the root, stem and leaves.
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