Plant Tissues
The most common type of ground tissue in a plant involved in photosynthesis, storage, and secretion.
The two main functions of roots.
Anchor plant in place and absorption.
This mitotic stage is characterized by two nuclei in the same cell.
telophase
The region of cells that are undifferentiated and produce all other tissues in a growing stem.
shoot apical meristem
The primary function of a leaf
photosynthesis
The type of tissue involved in conducting water in the plant body.
Xylem
This type of root grows straight down and other roots emerge from it.
Tap root
The cell phase that most cells spend a majority of time in.
Interphase
The type of ground tissue found within the vascular cylinder in most eudicots.
Pith
Another name for vascular bundles in a leaf
Veins
All hairs are produced by this type of tissue.
Epidermal
The epidermal structure that actively absorbs water and minerals from the soil
Root hair.
The mitotic phase that is characterized by condensed chromosomes and the appearance of the spindle apparatus.
Prophase
This part of the stem is at the top and is where most of the plants growth occurs
terminal bud (or apical)
Structures in the surface of a leaf that allow for gas exchange.
stomata
The name for the living cell in a sieve tube element
Companion Cell
This root zone is responsible for making new cells for the root.
The Zone of Cell Division
The name for the duplicated chromosomes that separate in Anaphase?
Sister chromatids
Where branching occurs in a shoot, between stems and leaves.
Axillary bud
This leaf type has only one blade
simple
A ground tissue found in growing organs that gives them structural support.
Collenchyma
A root that originates from stem tissue.
adventitious root
The name for the structure that produces a new cell wall in dividing cells.
Cell plate
The region in a woody stem that produces secondary xylem and secondary phloem.
The name for the ground tissue in a leaf
Mesophyll