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Question | Answer |
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bark | outer covering of woody plant parts |
blade | the typically flat, green portion of a leaf |
cork | tough, thick-walled, waterproof cells forming the outer layer of bark in woody plant cells |
epidermis | tissue that serves as a protective covering on leaves, roots, and leaves |
fiber | long, thick-walled cells that function to support a plant |
fibrous root system | type of root system having a cluster of roots that are about equal in size |
herbaceous root system | softer, more flexible and often green plant stem |
node | a region on a stem where a leaf is or was attatched |
nonvascular plant | plant which lacks tissues that conduct water and food |
petiole | the part of a leaf between the node and the blade |
phloem | a plant tissue that conducts dissolved food in a plant |
tap root system | a type of root system having one or few main roots |
turgor pressure | water pressure inside a plant cells water vacuole, causes the stiffness of a plant cell |
seed plant | a vascular plant that produces seeds through sexual reproduction |
seedless vascular plant | plant that has tissues to conduct water and other materials but does not reproduce by seeds |
vascular bundle | a strand of vascular tissue in the leaves, young plants, and non-woody stems |
vascular plant | plant tissues that conduct water and other materials |
vein | the vascular tissues in leaf blades |
wood | a collection of layers of xylem |
woody stem | a harder, non-flexible type of plant stem |
xylem | the plant tissue characterized by long, hollow cells that carry water |