Plant Science vocab test

The fundamental tissue that is composed of thin walled living cells that function in photosynthesis and storage.

• Vessel

• Parenchyma

• epidermis

• collenchyma

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type of plant tissue composed of cells that have thickened secondary cell walls that function in plant support

• sclerenchyma

• epidermis

• collenchyma

• parenchyma

region of undifferentiated plant cells that are capable of dividing and developing into specialized plant tissues

• sieve plate

• apical meristem

• lateral meristem

• meristem

the lateral meristem that produces secondary xylem and phloem

• lateral meristem

• apical meristem

• cork cambium

• vascular cambium

a layer of tissue under the earth layer where cork cells are produced

• vascular cambium

• cork cambium

• cork meristem

• cork

a system of adventitious roots of approximately equal diameter that arise from the base of the stem of a plant

• taproot

• fibrous root system

• adventitious root

• root cap

a root that occurs in an unusual position, such as on stems or leaves

• root cap

• tap root

• adventitious root

• fibrous root system

the protective layer of cells that covers the tip of a root

• taproot

• caproot

• root cap

• adventitious root

a root that develops from the radicle of a plant embryo, grows vertically downward, and forms branches called lateral roots

• taproot

• fibrous root system

• adventitious root

• root cap

dividing tissue that runs parallel to the long axis of a stem or a root

• vascular cambium

• lateral meristem

• apical meristem

• meristem