cellulose - Answer -Plant cell walls consist of ______.
Dermal - Answer -Plant tissue type; Forms the epidermis, which is usually one cell layer
thick, outer protective cover; Wax and bark (non-living)
Ground - Answer -Plant tissue type; Forms several internal tissue types
(photosynthesis, storage, structural support). For storage, photosynthesis and secretion.
Primary cell wall - Answer -Found in all plant cells.
Secondary cell wall - Answer -Found in some plant cells. Additional layers of cellulose
and lignin. Increase mechanical strength of wall.
Meristems - Answer -(specialized cell type) clumps of small cells with dense cytoplasm
and large nuclei; act as stem cells do in animals
One cell divides producing a differentiating cell and another that remains meristematic. -
Answer -How are meristems produced?
Apical meristems - Answer -located at tips of stems and roots; elongate shoots and
roots; Produce primary tissues; are delicate cells that need protection.
root - Answer -Root cap protects ____ apical meristem.
Casparian strips - Answer -The endodermis is impregnated with bands of waterproof
suberin called _________. Blocks any further passage through the cell wall.
2° xylem - Answer -______ is the main component of wood.
Guard cells - Answer -Dermal tissue cell type; paired sausage-shaped cells; Flank a
stoma, or epidermal opening, passageway for oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Trichomes - Answer -Dermal tissue cell type; cellular or multicellular hairlike outgrowths
of the epidermis; Keep leaf surfaces cool and reduce evaporation by covering stomatal
openings. (patterning is genetic)
Roots hairs - Answer -Dermal tissue cell type; tubular extensions of individual epidermal
cells; Greatly increase the root's surface area and efficiency of absorption.
Xylem - Answer -Vascular tissue cell type; Conducts water and dissolved minerals
throughout plant. Also conducts inorganic ions such as nitrates and supports plant body.
Typically includes fibers and parenchyma cells in rays.
Phloem - Answer -Vascular tissue cell type; Conducts solution of carbohydrates, mostly
sucrose, used as food; Also transports hormones, amino acids and other substances
necessary for plant growth.
Parenchyma - Answer -Ground tissue cell type; function is storage, photosynthesis and
secretion, most with NO 2° cell walls; less specialized than other plant cells; living
protoplast may live for many years; Some contain chloroplasts and are called
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