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Plants
Review of chapter on plants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How would you describe an angiosperm | the vascular, seed, flowering plants |
| Purpose of the roots? | Anchors plant in soil, Absorbs water and minerals, Stores carbohydrates |
| Purpose of the stems? | Provides connection for transport of materials between roots and leaves |
| What is the role of lateral meristems? | cause increase in width, called secondary growth |
| What are the three types of primary meristem tissue? | Protoderm → epidermal tissue Ground meristem → ground tissue (interior of plant - parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma Procambium → vascular tissue |
| Of the three types of primary meristem tissue, which one forms the bulk of the plant? | Ground Tissue |
| What are the three types of cells found in ground tissue? | Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma |
| When you eat celery, you might get strands of this type of cells caught in your teeth... | Collenchyma |
| Which of these two are considered "non-living" cells, xylem or phloem? | Xylem |
| This is composed of the vessel elements and tracheids... | Xylem |
| These are considered the "organs" of photosynthesis in vascular, flowering plants... | Leaves |