Lecture 3 Review

Which meristem creates all the tissue for the secondary plant body?

• Shoot apical meristem

• Root apical meristem

• Lateral Meristem

• Intercalary meristem

What does the vascular cambium do?

• produce primary growth in stems and roots

• provide support and conduction while developing xylem and phloem

• gives rise to epidermis

• increase stem length

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What tissue is this? (*hint look at the uneven wall thickening)

• sclerenchyma

• chlorenchyma

• collenchyma

• parenchyma

Sclerenchyma is the tissue that gives pears that gritty texture. What is the chemical/ organic polymer that makes its secondary cell walls so thick and tough?

• suberin

• cutan

• callose

• lignin

What is the periderm composed of?

• cork cells

• cork cambium

• cork parenchyma

• All three make up the periderm!