Plant Evolution
The tip of the root is called
Root cap
Single layered without hair
Epidermis
Flower Petals
multiples of 4 and 5
Part of the root tip where cells are elongating
region of elongation
Rhizomes
underground, laterally growing stems
Grows deeply and can access water sources far under the ground
A plant with a taproot
Leaf venation
Parallel
Leaf venation
Netted
A primary meristem that gives rise to epidermis
Protoderm
Stolons
aboveground, laterally growing stems
____ helps the plant efficiently absorb water and minerals
Fibrous roots
____ is small and composed of only sieve tubes and companion cells
Phloem tissue
Vascular bundles
Circular arrangement
Symbiotic relationship between roots and fungi
Ectotrophic mycorrhizae
Stems Modified for Storage
Abundant parenchyma dominates the structure with a thin periderm on top of it.
Tuber
True or False
Root hairs are used for storage of the carbohydrate products of photosynthesis.
True
----is parenchymatous with profuse intercellular spaces
Ground tissue
Roots
Taproot
Plants frequently have branching root systems that lack a single, distinct main root.
Fibrous root system
What kind of plants are capable of secondary growth?
Angiosperms
True or False
Root uptake is the process plants use to move nutrients from the leaves to the roots.
False
Seeds
Embryo with 1 cotyledon
Seeds
embryo with 2 cotyledons
the plant embryonic part that becomes the main root
radicle
What is the main difference between root and shoot uses?
the vascular tissue in roots is more central than that of shoots