Important Terms - Lecture 9a

Plant Anatomy

 

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Monocotyledons, Dicotyledons

Dermal Tissue

Root

Epidermis, cuticle

Taproot, Fibrous Root, Adventitious Root

Root hairs

Shoot

Stomata, guard cells

Indeterminate growth

Meristematic tissue

Node, internode

Primary or apical meristems

Leaf

Rootcap

Blade, petiole

Division, elongation, differentiation

Axillary bud

Protoderm, Procambium, Ground meristem

Stem

Stele, Vascular bundles

Tubers, rhizomes, stolons

Pericycle

Tendrils, bulbs, bracts, spines

Cortex, pith

Ground tissue

Endodermis

Parenchyma

Leaf primordia

Collenchyma

Mesophyll: palisade, spongy

Sclerenchyma

Secondary (lateral) meristems, Vascular cambium

Fibers, slcereids

Heartwood, sapwood

Vascular tissue

Growth rings

Xylem

Cork cambium

Tracheids, vessel elements

Periderm: cork, phelloderm

Phloem

Lenticels

Sieve tubes, companion cells

What advantage to plants is it to have indeterminate growth?

 

How can you tell if what looks like a leaf is really a leaf or a stem?

 

Why do we see very few woody monocots?

 

 

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