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Botany Mod 1 vocab
Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Meristems | Permanent regions of growth |
| Apical Meristems | Meristematic tissue at the end of roots and shoots, increase roots/shoots in length |
| Lateral Meristems | Meristematic tissue that increases girth (secondary tissue) |
| Collenchyma | Provide flexible support for organs, thicker cell walls |
| Parenchyma | Most abundant cell type,tend to have large vacuoles |
| Sclerenchyma | Thick walls, dead when mature, function as support |
| Xylem | Conducts water and minerals throughout the plant |
| Phloem | Conducts sugars throughout the plant |
| Plasmodesmata | Channels that traverse the cell wall, enables transport of things btwn cells |