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Ch. 35 Vocabulary Pre-Quiz - Plant Structure, Growth, and Development



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Ch. 35 Vocabulary - Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
a.
apical meristem
k.
collenchyma cell
b.
internode
l.
perennial
c.
phloem
m.
transpiration
d.
epidermis
n.
mesophyll
e.
protoplast
o.
endodermis
f.
asymmetrical cell division
p.
vascular tissue
g.
sclereid
q.
pericycle
h.
procambium
r.
biennial
i.
fusiform initials
s.
tracheids
j.
morphogenesis
t.
xylem
 

 1. 

cell division in which one daughter cell receives more cytoplasm than the other during mitosis
 

 2. 

a plant that requires two years to complete its life cycle
 

 3. 

the inner-most layer of the cortex in plant roots
 

 4. 

a flexible plant cell type that occurs in strands or cylcinders that support young parts of the plant without restraining growth
 

 5. 

embryonic plant tissue on the tips of roots and in the buds of shoots that supplies cells for the plant to grow
 

 6. 

the cambium cells within the vascular bundles; the name refers to the tapered ends of these elongated cells
 

 7. 

the ground tissue of a leaf, sandwiched between the upper and lower epidermis and specializes in photosynthesis
 

 8. 

the segment of a plant stem between the points where leaves are attached
 

 9. 

the dermal tissue system in plants; the outer covering of animals
 

 10. 

a plant that lives for many years
 

 11. 

a primary meristem of roots and shoots that forms the vascular tissue
 

 12. 

the development of body shape and organization during ontogeny
 

 13. 

a short, irregular sclerenchyma cell in nutshells and seed coats and scattered through the parenchyma of some plants
 

 14. 

the portion of the vascular system in plants consisting of living cells arranged in elongated tubes that transport sugar and other organic nutrients throughout the plant
 

 15. 

the contents of a plant cell exclusive of the cell wall
 

 16. 

a layer of cells just inside the endodermis of a root that may become meristematic and begin dividing again
 

 17. 

a water-conducting and supportive element of xylem composed of long, thin cells with tapered ends and walls hardened with lignin
 

 18. 

the tube-shaped, nonliving portion of the vascular system in plants that carries water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant
 

 19. 

plant tissue consisting of cells joined into tubes that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body
 

 20. 

the evaporative loss of water from a plant
 



 
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