Meristem Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

gametophyte - Haploid, or gamete-producing, phase of an plant's life cycle sporophyte - Diploid, or spore-producing, phase of a plant's life cycle. Makes haploid spores by meiosis. (plant) spore - haploid cell derived by meiosis in the sporophyte (plant) gamete - a mature haploid male or female cell that is derived by mitosis in the gametophyte Flower - The reproductive structure of a flowering plant fruit - structures derived from the flower of a flowering plant that enclose se...

WSU Biology 106 Exam 1 Most species extinction can be traced to what four major threats? - Climate change, habitat destruction, over harvesting, and the introduction of species. Name three functions of the root? - Anchors the plant, absorbs minerals and water, and stores organic nutrients. What part of the root system is responsible for absorbing the majority of minerals and water? - The root hair. What two components create the stem? - Internodes and nodes. What are nodes? - T...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

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...

WSU Biology 106 Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS Three basic plant organs - ANSWER- roots, stems, leaves roots - ANSWER- Absorbs water and minerals from the ground. Anchors plant in ground. Stems - ANSWER- Carry substances between roots and leaves; provide support for plant; holds leaves up to sunlight leaves - ANSWER- The main photosynthetic organs of vascular plants. Nodes - ANSWER- the points at which leaves are attached internodes - ANSWER- the stem segments bet...

Correctly sequence the steps of phototropism by plants. I. Auxin travels in phloem II. Plant bends toward light III. Cells elongate IV. Tip of plant detects light V. Cell walls weaken IV - I - V - III - II Which of the following is/are true regarding plant growth? I.Elongation occurs at meristem II.Grown pattern is indeterminate III.Rapid growth occurs in response to high ABA I and II Which of the following hormone -- function pairs are correct? I.Auxin - phototropism II.Cytokinin ...

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 ...

Biology 1106 Exam 1 Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass What makes charophytes different from land plants? land plants have multicellular haploid and diploid stages ______ ________ have multicellular haploid and diploid stages and diploid embryos. land plants What are the two challenges plants faced when they came to land? desiccation and transportation of water The waxy covering on the surface of land plants that protects against desiccation but limits gas exchange is known as _________. ...

Tree biology - Correct Answer-The study of structure and function of trees and the relationship between them. (pg 3) Cells - Correct Answer-Basic building blocks of structure (plural) (pg 3) Mitosis - Correct Answer-Process of cell division used to create new cells in plants. Genetically identical. (FCHP) Differentiation - Correct Answer-Process by which cells change their structure and specialize in a particular function. (pg 3) Tissues - Correct Answer-Cells grouped together with s...

Meristem - ANSWERSites of rapid cell division in the shoot tips, root tips, and cambium. Apical meristem - ANSWERMeristems located at the end of the shoot are called primary, or _________ meristems Scales - ANSWERBuds 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 - ANSWERThe tendency for terminal buds to inhibit the growth of lateral buds is called ______________. Leaves - ANSWE...