Topic 9: Plant Science

Epidermis

Surface of the stem made of a number of layers often with a waxy cuticle to reduce waterloss

Cortex Tissue

Forming a cylinder of tissue around the outer edge of the stem; often contains cells with secondary thickening in the cell walls which provides additional

Vascular bundle

Contains xylem, phloem and cambium tissue

Xylem

A longitudinal set of tubes that conduct water and minerals from the roots upward through the stem to the leaves

Phloem

Transports sap and products of photosynthesis through the plant tissue in a number of possible directions

Vascular cambium

A type of lateral meristem that forms a vertical cylinder in the stem; produces secondary xylem and phloem

Parenchyma

The pith tissue composed of thin walled cells located in the center of the ste,

Cuticle

Waxy layer which reduces water loss through the upper epidermis

Upper epidermis

Flattened layer of cell that forms the surface of the leaf and makes cuticles

Palisade Layer

This is the main photosynthetic region of the leaf

Spongy mesophyll

Contains spaces that allow the movements of gases and water through the leaf tissue

Lower epidermis

Bottom surface layer of tissues which contains the guard cells that form each stoma

Cork cambium

Produces some of the bark layer of a stem

Phototropism

Bending growth towards the unilateral source of light

Auxins

Class of plant growth hormones; growth regulation factos

Fungal hyphae

Provides minerals such as nitrates

Mass flow

Hypothesis to explain the movement of solute by means of a hydrostatic pressure gradient, not osmotic gradient

Turgor Pressure

Support for plants generated by wall pressures

Transpiration

Loss of water from the leaves and stem of plants

Symplastically

Water moves along a solute concentration gradient

Apoplastic

Water moves by cappillarity through the cellulose cell walls

Suberin

Waxy water repellent substance; prevents water and dissolved minerals from passing into the xylem by the apoplastic pathway

Stomata

Pores in the lower epidermis

Abscisic acid

Stimulates the stoma to close

Crassulacean acid metabolism

Reduces water loss by opening pores at night but closing them during the day

Translocation

Moves the organic molecules from their source through the tube system of the phloem to sink

Apical meristem

Occurs at the tips of roots and stems, referred to as primary meristems

Lateral meristems

Allow growth in thickness of plants, referred to as secondary growth

C4 plant

Stomata open during the day but take in carbon dioxide more rapidly than non specialized plants

Active transport membrane pumps

Higher concentration gradient in the plants and to absord the minerals

Proton pumps

The most important active transport protein in the plasma membrane used to transport mineral ions and solutes

Companion cells

Connected to their sieve tube members by plasmodesmata

Sepals

Protect the developing flower while in the bud

Petals

Often are colorful to attract pollinators

Style

Structure of the carpel thst supports the stigma

Ovary

Base of carpel in which the female sex cells develop

Stigma

Sticky top of carpel on which pollen lands

Filaments

Stock of stamen that holds up the anther

Testa

Tough protective outer coat

Gibberellins

Growth substance (plant growth hormone) That triggers the production of the enzyme amylase

Plumule

Includes the epicotyl and its two developing leaves

Micropyle

Scar of the opening where the pollen tube entered the ovule

Sclerenchyma

support, rigid secondary walls with hardened areas - lignin

Scar

where the ovule was attached to the carpel wall

Radicle

embryonic root

Diffusion

A way that mineral ions in the soil move to the root

In angiosperms, xylem consists of tracheids and

Vessel Elements

Vascular tissue in plants consist of

Xylem and phloem

To observe mitosis, which of the following should a student examine under a compound microscope?

Apical meristems

The layer of cells that encloses the vascular tissue in the central region of a root is the

Endodermis

The vascular cylinder of a root consist of

Pholem and Xylem

Root pressure

is produced in the vascular cylinder by active transport

One of the three main functions of stems is to

Carry water and nutrients between the roots and the leaves

Many cacti, such as saguaros and barrel cacti, have large stems and no leaves. What functions of leaves is taken on by the stems is to

Photosynthesis and water storage

During primary growth, a stem

Increases the length of the stem

Oxygen and carbon dioxide move in out of a leaf through the

Stomata

In Figure 23-1, the water pressure in the

guard cells is high

In many plants, stomata are found only on the lower surface of the leaf. The most likely explanation for this fact is that

Water loss would be less on the shaded lower surface than in direct sun

The attraction of water molecules to other kinds of molecules is called

Adhesion

According to the pressure- flow hypothesis, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Movement of water into a nutrient-rich region of the phloem decreases the pressure in the region

Ground tissue is found in a plant's

Roots, stems and leaves

What causes movement of water through the xylem?

Evaporation of water

When a farmer sprays a chemical on to crop plants, how does the chemical travel to the roots of the plants?

Active transport

What is the apoplastic route for water from the soil to the endodermis of the root?

Cell walls of the cortex to the endodermis

Which of the following help(s) in supporting a terrestrial woody plant?

Xylem tissue and Turgor Pressure

Which direction does the phloem transport materials?

Up and down all the time

Which conditions will cause the highest rate of transpiration in a well-watered, mesophytic plant?

Humidity, wind, temp. and light

In most plants, which organs are adapted to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?

Leaves

If some of the xylem of a young oak tree were destroyed, it would most likely interfere with tree's ability to

Conduct water to the leaves

Vascular tissue in plants consists of

Phloem and xylem

Damage to which area of root shown in Figure 23-1 will prevent the root from growing longer?

Apical Meristem

One of the three main functions of the stem is

Support, transport minerals/water and products of photosynthesis

Unlike roots, stems

May carry out photosynthesis

What might a thin tree ring indicate?

A year of drought

Most of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in the

Mesophyll/Leaves

The stomata of leaves are usually open

Light if a plant has enough water

The attraction of water molecules to other kinds of molecules is called

Adhesion

A seed plant is held in the ground by its

Roots

Which letter represents a structure whose tissues lack chlorophyll?

C

Are stomata in leaf opened or closed?

Open

What is structure F

Vascular Bundle

What two types of tissue make up structure F?

Xylem and Phloem

In angiosperms, pollen grains are produced in

Anther

Which of the following is not part of the female structure of a flower

Anther

A period of dormancy can allow seeds to germinate

In ideal conditions

The plant embryo in a seed begins to grow again during

Germination

Hormones that stimulate cell elongation and are produced in the rapidly growing region near the tip of the plant's root or stem are called

Auxins

When horizontally positioned plant responds to gravity

Auxins

The growth of plant seedlings is usually

Phototropic and gravitropic

When a plant responds to changes in the relative lengths of light and darkness, the plant is responding to

Photoperiodism

A pollen grain landing on a stigma of a flower of the same species produces a

Pollen tube

Letter J indicates the carpel of the flower

False

Letters D,C, and A point to the female parts of a flower

True

Letters D, C, B, A point to the structures through which the pollen tube will grown

True

Letters E and F point to the male parts of a flower

True

Epidermis

Surface of the stem made of a number of layers often with a waxy cuticle to reduce waterloss

Cortex Tissue

Forming a cylinder of tissue around the outer edge of the stem; often contains cells with secondary thickening in the cell walls which provides additional

Vascular bundle

Contains xylem, phloem and cambium tissue

Xylem

A longitudinal set of tubes that conduct water and minerals from the roots upward through the stem to the leaves

Phloem

Transports sap and products of photosynthesis through the plant tissue in a number of possible directions

Vascular cambium

A type of lateral meristem that forms a vertical cylinder in the stem; produces secondary xylem and phloem

Parenchyma

The pith tissue composed of thin walled cells located in the center of the ste,

Cuticle

Waxy layer which reduces water loss through the upper epidermis

Upper epidermis

Flattened layer of cell that forms the surface of the leaf and makes cuticles

Palisade Layer

This is the main photosynthetic region of the leaf

Spongy mesophyll

Contains spaces that allow the movements of gases and water through the leaf tissue

Lower epidermis

Bottom surface layer of tissues which contains the guard cells that form each stoma

Cork cambium

Produces some of the bark layer of a stem

Phototropism

Bending growth towards the unilateral source of light

Auxins

Class of plant growth hormones; growth regulation factos

Fungal hyphae

Provides minerals such as nitrates

Mass flow

Hypothesis to explain the movement of solute by means of a hydrostatic pressure gradient, not osmotic gradient

Turgor Pressure

Support for plants generated by wall pressures

Transpiration

Loss of water from the leaves and stem of plants

Symplastically

Water moves along a solute concentration gradient

Apoplastic

Water moves by cappillarity through the cellulose cell walls

Suberin

Waxy water repellent substance; prevents water and dissolved minerals from passing into the xylem by the apoplastic pathway

Stomata

Pores in the lower epidermis

Abscisic acid

Stimulates the stoma to close

Crassulacean acid metabolism

Reduces water loss by opening pores at night but closing them during the day

Translocation

Moves the organic molecules from their source through the tube system of the phloem to sink

Apical meristem

Occurs at the tips of roots and stems, referred to as primary meristems

Lateral meristems

Allow growth in thickness of plants, referred to as secondary growth

C4 plant

Stomata open during the day but take in carbon dioxide more rapidly than non specialized plants

Active transport membrane pumps

Higher concentration gradient in the plants and to absord the minerals

Proton pumps

The most important active transport protein in the plasma membrane used to transport mineral ions and solutes

Companion cells

Connected to their sieve tube members by plasmodesmata

Sepals

Protect the developing flower while in the bud

Petals

Often are colorful to attract pollinators

Style

Structure of the carpel thst supports the stigma

Ovary

Base of carpel in which the female sex cells develop

Stigma

Sticky top of carpel on which pollen lands

Filaments

Stock of stamen that holds up the anther

Testa

Tough protective outer coat

Gibberellins

Growth substance (plant growth hormone) That triggers the production of the enzyme amylase

Plumule

Includes the epicotyl and its two developing leaves

Micropyle

Scar of the opening where the pollen tube entered the ovule

Sclerenchyma

support, rigid secondary walls with hardened areas - lignin

Scar

where the ovule was attached to the carpel wall

Radicle

embryonic root

Diffusion

A way that mineral ions in the soil move to the root

In angiosperms, xylem consists of tracheids and

Vessel Elements

Vascular tissue in plants consist of

Xylem and phloem

To observe mitosis, which of the following should a student examine under a compound microscope?

Apical meristems

The layer of cells that encloses the vascular tissue in the central region of a root is the

Endodermis

The vascular cylinder of a root consist of

Pholem and Xylem

Root pressure

is produced in the vascular cylinder by active transport

One of the three main functions of stems is to

Carry water and nutrients between the roots and the leaves

Many cacti, such as saguaros and barrel cacti, have large stems and no leaves. What functions of leaves is taken on by the stems is to

Photosynthesis and water storage

During primary growth, a stem

Increases the length of the stem

Oxygen and carbon dioxide move in out of a leaf through the

Stomata

In Figure 23-1, the water pressure in the

guard cells is high

In many plants, stomata are found only on the lower surface of the leaf. The most likely explanation for this fact is that

Water loss would be less on the shaded lower surface than in direct sun

The attraction of water molecules to other kinds of molecules is called

Adhesion

According to the pressure- flow hypothesis, which of the following statements is NOT true?

Movement of water into a nutrient-rich region of the phloem decreases the pressure in the region

Ground tissue is found in a plant's

Roots, stems and leaves

What causes movement of water through the xylem?

Evaporation of water

When a farmer sprays a chemical on to crop plants, how does the chemical travel to the roots of the plants?

Active transport

What is the apoplastic route for water from the soil to the endodermis of the root?

Cell walls of the cortex to the endodermis

Which of the following help(s) in supporting a terrestrial woody plant?

Xylem tissue and Turgor Pressure

Which direction does the phloem transport materials?

Up and down all the time

Which conditions will cause the highest rate of transpiration in a well-watered, mesophytic plant?

Humidity, wind, temp. and light

In most plants, which organs are adapted to capture sunlight for photosynthesis?

Leaves

If some of the xylem of a young oak tree were destroyed, it would most likely interfere with tree's ability to

Conduct water to the leaves

Vascular tissue in plants consists of

Phloem and xylem

Damage to which area of root shown in Figure 23-1 will prevent the root from growing longer?

Apical Meristem

One of the three main functions of the stem is

Support, transport minerals/water and products of photosynthesis

Unlike roots, stems

May carry out photosynthesis

What might a thin tree ring indicate?

A year of drought

Most of the photosynthesis in plants takes place in the

Mesophyll/Leaves

The stomata of leaves are usually open

Light if a plant has enough water

The attraction of water molecules to other kinds of molecules is called

Adhesion

A seed plant is held in the ground by its

Roots

Which letter represents a structure whose tissues lack chlorophyll?

C

Are stomata in leaf opened or closed?

Open

What is structure F

Vascular Bundle

What two types of tissue make up structure F?

Xylem and Phloem

In angiosperms, pollen grains are produced in

Anther

Which of the following is not part of the female structure of a flower

Anther

A period of dormancy can allow seeds to germinate

In ideal conditions

The plant embryo in a seed begins to grow again during

Germination

Hormones that stimulate cell elongation and are produced in the rapidly growing region near the tip of the plant's root or stem are called

Auxins

When horizontally positioned plant responds to gravity

Auxins

The growth of plant seedlings is usually

Phototropic and gravitropic

When a plant responds to changes in the relative lengths of light and darkness, the plant is responding to

Photoperiodism

A pollen grain landing on a stigma of a flower of the same species produces a

Pollen tube

Letter J indicates the carpel of the flower

FALSE

Letters D,C, and A point to the female parts of a flower

TRUE

Letters D, C, B, A point to the structures through which the pollen tube will grown

TRUE

Letters E and F point to the male parts of a flower

TRUE