Plant Tissues
Contains stem cells
What is meristematic tissue?
An orange root vegetable
What is a carrot?
A light green stem vegetable
What is celery?
The main function of leaves
What is photosynthesis?
something that you learned about plants while reading this chapter
What is (name any fact from the first half of Module 12)?
The most common tissue of a plant, performs functions such as providing storage, support, and protection
What is ground tissue
One function of a root
What is absorbing water & nutrients? OR
What is anchoring the plant? OR
What is food storage?
One of the two basic types of stems; has bark
What is a woody stem?
The 3 ingredients necessary for photosynthesis
What are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight?
The xylem in the root of a dicot usually from this shape
What is "X"?
Xylem & phloem are types of this tissue
What is vascular tissue?
The type of root system monocots usually have
What is fibrous root system?
Alternating areas of light and dark in a woody stem; if you count these, you can tell the plant's age
What are growth rings?
The type of venation when a leaf's veins all branch out from the midrib
What is pinnate venation?
The type of stem where vascular bundles form a ring around the outer part of the stem
What is a dicot?
The outer covering of a plant, providing a shield between the plant's interior and exterior environment
What is dermal tissue?
The part of the root just above the root cap where undifferentiated cells carry on mitosis
What is the meristematic region?
A specialized type of underground stem; onion is an example of this
What is a bulb?
The pattern of venation in a monocot plant
What is parallel venation?
The type of stem where the xylem and air spaces are arranged in a monkey face
What is monocot?