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ch 22 vocab
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parenchyma cell | flexible thin walled cells found throughout a plant |
| collenchyma cell | plant cells that often are elongated and occur in long strands or cylinders |
| sclerenchyma cell | provide support for the plant and some are used to transport materials within the plant |
| meristem | |
| vascular cambium | |
| cork cambium | |
| epidermis | |
| guard cell | |
| xylem | |
| vessel element | |
| tracheid | |
| phloem | |
| sieve tube member | |
| companion cell | |
| ground tissue | |
| root cap | |
| cortex | |
| endodermis | |
| pericycle | |
| petiole | |
| palisade mesophyll | |
| spongy mesophyll | |
| transpiration | the disolving of water in the cell |
| auxin | It was one of the first plant hormones to be identified and it is produced in apical meristems ,buds, young leaves, and other rapidly growing tissues. Auxin usually stimulates the lengthening or elongation , of cells. |
| gibberellins | Causes cell elongation stimulates cell division and affects seed growth. |
| ethylene | it is simple compound composed of two carbon and four hydrogen atoms , found in plant tissue such as ripening fruits dying leaves and flowers it is also a gas. |
| cytokinin | is produced in rapidly dividing cells. cytokinins promote cell division by stimulating the production of the proteins needed for mitosis and cytokinesis. |
| nastic response | A plant response that causes movement that is not dependent on the direction of stimulus. |
| topism | is a plants growth response to an external stimulus |