, shoot system - CORRECT ANSWERS-the aerial portion of a plant body, consisting of
stems, leaves. and flowers.
root - CORRECT ANSWERS-an organ in vascular plants that anchors the plant and
enables it to absorb water and minerals from the soil
ground tissue system - CORRECT ANSWERS-plant tissues that are neither vascular
nor dermal, fulfilling a variety of functions, such as storage, photosynthesis, and support
vascular tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS-plant tissue consisting of cells joined into tubes
that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body
apical meristem - CORRECT ANSWERS-embryonic plant tissue in the tips of roots and
the buds of shoots. The dividing cells of an apical meristem enable the plant to grow in
length
lateral meristem - CORRECT ANSWERS-a meristem that thickens the roots and shoots
of woody plants. The vascular cambium and cork cambium are lateral meristems
vascular cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-a cylinder of meristematic tissue in woody
plants that adds layers of secondary vascular tissue called secondary xylem (wood) and
secondary phloem
cork cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-a cylinder of meristematic tissue in woody
plants that replaces the epidermis with thicker, tougher cork cells.
parenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-a relatively unspecialized plant cell type that
carries out most of the metabolism, synthesizes and stores organic products, and
develops into more differentiated cell type
collenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-a flexible plant cell type that occurs in strands or
cylinders that support young parts of the plant without restraining growth
sclerenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-type of ground-tissue cell with an extremely
thick, rigid cell wall that makes ground tissue tough and strong
pectin - CORRECT ANSWERS-any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates
that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables
xylem - CORRECT ANSWERS-the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-
conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
phloem - CORRECT ANSWERS-vascular plant tissue consisting of living cells arranged
into elongated tubes that transport sugar and other organic nutrients throughout the
plant
stems, leaves. and flowers.
root - CORRECT ANSWERS-an organ in vascular plants that anchors the plant and
enables it to absorb water and minerals from the soil
ground tissue system - CORRECT ANSWERS-plant tissues that are neither vascular
nor dermal, fulfilling a variety of functions, such as storage, photosynthesis, and support
vascular tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS-plant tissue consisting of cells joined into tubes
that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant body
apical meristem - CORRECT ANSWERS-embryonic plant tissue in the tips of roots and
the buds of shoots. The dividing cells of an apical meristem enable the plant to grow in
length
lateral meristem - CORRECT ANSWERS-a meristem that thickens the roots and shoots
of woody plants. The vascular cambium and cork cambium are lateral meristems
vascular cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-a cylinder of meristematic tissue in woody
plants that adds layers of secondary vascular tissue called secondary xylem (wood) and
secondary phloem
cork cambium - CORRECT ANSWERS-a cylinder of meristematic tissue in woody
plants that replaces the epidermis with thicker, tougher cork cells.
parenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-a relatively unspecialized plant cell type that
carries out most of the metabolism, synthesizes and stores organic products, and
develops into more differentiated cell type
collenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-a flexible plant cell type that occurs in strands or
cylinders that support young parts of the plant without restraining growth
sclerenchyma - CORRECT ANSWERS-type of ground-tissue cell with an extremely
thick, rigid cell wall that makes ground tissue tough and strong
pectin - CORRECT ANSWERS-any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates
that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables
xylem - CORRECT ANSWERS-the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-
conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
phloem - CORRECT ANSWERS-vascular plant tissue consisting of living cells arranged
into elongated tubes that transport sugar and other organic nutrients throughout the
plant
