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25.1 Plant Organs
  • Plants have a root system that comprises the roots and a shoot system that comprises the stems, branches, and leaves.
  1. What is an organ?
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  2. What are the functions of roots?
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  3. What are the functions of stems?
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  4. What are the functions of leaves?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points
  1. Flowering plant structure
  2. Roots
  3. Stems
  4. Leaves
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25.2 Monocot verses eudicot plants
  • Flowering plants are classified into two groups, the monocots and the eudicots.
  1. In what structures are the differences in monocots and eudicots found?
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  2. What plants are included in the monocot and eudicot groups of plants?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points
  1. Criteria for monocots and eudicots
25.3 Plant tissues
  • Plant cells are organized into three types of tissues: epidermal tissue, ground tissue, and vascular tissue.
  1. What are the three types of specialized tissues found in plants and what are their main functions?
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  2. What type of tissue forms root hairs and what is the function of root hairs?
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  3. What three cell types make up ground tissue?
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  4. What are plasmodesmata?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points
  1. Meristem produces tissue
  2. Epidermal tissue
  3. Ground tissue
  4. Vascular tissue
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25.4 Organization of roots
  • In longitudinal section, a root tip has a zone where new cells are produced, another where they elongate, and another where they differentiate and mature.
  • In cross section, eudicot and monocot roots differ in the organization of their vascular tissue.
  • Some plants have a taproot and others a fibrous root. Both types may have adventitious roots.
  1. Primary growth of the root occurs in the ____________ meristem and causes the root to grow ________________ (longer or thicker).
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  2. What is the Casparian strip, where is it found, and what does it do?
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  3. Describe the two types of root system found in plants.
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  4. Describe the relationship between mycorrhizae fungi and roots.
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  5. What is the significance of the root nodules of legumes?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points
  1. Eudicot root tip
  2. Tissues of an eudicot root
  3. Organization of monocot roots
  4. Root diversity
Labeling Exercises
25.5 Organization of stems
  • All stems grow in length, but some stems are woody and grow in girth also.
  • In cross section, eudicot and monocot herbaceous stems differ in the organization of their vascular tissue.
  • Stems are diverse, and some plants have horizontal aboveground or underground stems.
  1. The apical meristem of a shoot produces immature leaves which form protective structure called a ______________.
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  2. What is vascular cambium and what does it do?
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  3. Plants with only primary growth are called _____________ and those with both primary and secondary growth are called ____________.
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  4. Wood is made up of what kind of tissue?
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  5. What is the main difference between stolons and rhizomes and what is their function?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points
  1. Primary growth
  2. Herbaceous stems
  3. Woody stems
  4. Stem diversity
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25.6 Organization of leaves
  • The bulk of a leaf is composed of cells that perform gas exchange and carry on photosynthesis.
  • Leaves are diverse; some conserve water, some help a plant climb; and some help a plant capture food.
  1. The body of a leaf where photosynthesis occurs contains what kind of cells?
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  2. Distinguish between simple and compound leaves.
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Summaries of major points
  1. Leaf structure
  2. Leaf diversity
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