| Question | Answer |
| tap root | one main root |
| fibrous root | root system that has many branches and root hairs |
| woody stem | not flexible, hard, supports weight and is not green |
| herbaceous stem | flexible, green, turgor pressure supports |
| blade | flat green part |
| xylem | long hollow cells |
| sapwood of a tree | outer edges, living part, lighter in color |
| heartwood of a tree | center of the tree |
| wood | a collection of xylem |
| what are the two key supports of plants | cell wall and turgor pressure |
| what is xylems path through the plant | roots to stem |
| what is phloems path through the plant | leaves to everything else |
| fiber | extremely long narrow cells |
| epidermis | outermost tissue |
| cuticle | waxy layer |
| bark | living vascular tissue
outermost layer of tissue |
| characteristics of non vascular plants | no vascular tissue
no true roots
reproduce by spores
mosses liverwarts, hornworts |
| characteristics of seedless vascular plants | rhizomes
fronds as stems
young fronds are called fiddleheads
reproduce by spores
live in damp, shady environments |
| characteristics of vascular plants | conduct water well
true roots
stems are woody or herbaceous
true leaves
two types of plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms
reproduce by seeds |
