Meristem - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Parenchyma cells - Play a role in storage, secrection, and photosynthesis in cells. Have thin and flexible primary walls, large central vacuole, lack secondary walls, photosynthesize Ground Tissue - Tissue system that makes up the majority of a plant What is ground tissue composed of? - Parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma Collenchyma cells - Provide flexible and mechanical support; found in stems and leaves, used for new plants. Lacking secondary walls. Strings on a celery stalk Sclerenc...

charophytes - (aquatic) green algae land plants evolved from 3 key traits land plants share with charophytes - 1. rings of cellulose-synthesizing proteins embedded in plasma membrane 2. formation of a phragmoplast (helps form cell wall) 3. structure of flagellated sperm (not all will have this) adaptations enabling plants' move to land: why? - 1. CO2 2. sunlight 3. soil- nutrients 4. fewer predators/pathogens (never been seen before) adaptations enabling plants' move to land: problems...

BIO 103 SCSU Remaining Chapters For Final Exam with Verified Answers **Plant Anatomy and Physiology** Q: What is the origin of dermal tissue? A: Protoderm Q: What is the origin of ground tissues? A: Ground meristem Q: What is the origin of vascular tissues? A: Procambium Q: What are the key factors that influence plant growth and development? A: Internal positional growth (genetics, hormones) and external environment (light, water, temperature, soil type, nutrients) *...

ARBORIST CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Meristem - -Sites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium. Apical meristem - -Meristems located at the end of the shoot are called primary, or _________ meristems Scales - -Buds are covered by _____________ that leave permanent scars on the twig when the buds break dormancy. These scars can be useful in tree ID. Apical dominance - -The tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth...

What is the most outer layer of plant tissue? - Epidermis What plant tissue is primarily specialized in transporting water and minerals over long distances? - Xylem Plants gain length primarily through what? - Elongation Roots are normally not photosynthetic, as a result what occurs? - They show a net uptake of Oxygen (O2) What are Meristems? - Tissue in most plants containing undifferentiated cells, found in zones of the plant where growth can take place What would you normally not find...

UBC BIO 210 Exam Questions with Correct Answers What defines vascular plants? - Answer-1. Sporophyte is dominant, independent and branched. 2. Contain xylem (lignin) and phloem. What kind of branching do lycophytes have? - Answer-Dichotomous. What is dichotomous branching? - Answer-When the meristem divides in two. Are lycophytes microphyllous or megaphyllous? - Answer-Microphyllous. What is microphyll? - Answer-A plant leaf with one single, unbranched vein. Are leaf traces p...

KSU Bio 198 Exam 6 Questions and Answers Already Passed The ______ photosynthetic pathway is where carbon dioxide is fixed by RUBISCO into sugars via the Calvin Cycle. It uses ATP, photorespiration is minimized, and it increases the rate of photosynthesis. C4 In the ______ photosynthetic pathway, carbon dioxide is fixed by RUBISCO into sugars via the Calvin Cycle (just like in C4). C3 The _____ photosynthetic pathway separates light-dependent reactions and uses carbon dioxide and...

"Hairy Flagellum" of Stramenopile - A flagellum with hair-like appendages; unique to the group Stramenopile. "Slug" - An aggregation of slime mold cells to essentially form a multicellular body. Absorption - A mode of nutrition in some Ciliates. Active transport - Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference. Agar - Another material that makes up cell walls of Red Algae. Alginate - A material that makes up the cell wall of Brow...

Bio 101 Final- Straighterline Questions and Answers Already Passed You are most likely to see hag fish, sperm whales, and viperfish inhabiting which of the following zones of the ocean? a. abyssal b. bathypelagic c. epipelagic d. mesopelagic bathypelagic What was the first seed plant to appear? a. angiosperm b. bryophytes c. gymnosperm d. nonvascular plants gymnosperm In a pedigree for an autosomal recessive disorder, which of the following will occur if two homozygous ...

Mycorrhizae correct answersSymbiotic organisms (aka symbionts) with plants that live on their roots, helping the plant gain nutrients Nerve net correct answersA nervous system that moves neural signals in all directions from the stimuli, found in invertebrates like hydra Malpighian tubules correct answersTubes in an insect that help with osmoregulation and excretion; they move waste into the main gut for removal. "Kidneys" of arthropods, they absorb ammonium and convert it into uric acid...