PLANTS REVIEW SHEET
Chapters
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Plant Tissues
Plant Nutrition and Transport
Plant Reproduction
Plant Growth and Development
Objectives
1. You should be familiar with the general structure of plants and how these structures
are important in its proximal goal in the production of energy and it ultimate goal of
reproduction.
2. You should be familiar with the three names and functions of the major categories of
plant tissues, as well as the names and functions of the simple and complex tissues.
3. You should be able to diagram, label, and describe the function of the anatomical
parts of the typical monocot and dicot roots, stems, and leaves.
4. You should know the structural differences between the monocots and dicots, and be
able to give examples of both types of plants.
5. You should be able to compare and contrast the meristem tissues with regards to
there location and association with primary and secondary growth in a plant.
6. You should be able compare and contrast the structure, function, and location of the
parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma tissues in plants.
7. You should be able to explain the importance of secondary growth in woody plants,
be able to explain the function of woody growth, and be able to describe and
diagram how secondary growth occurs in woody plants.
8. You should be able to explain how seasonal changes in abiotic factors are associated
with changes in secondary growth that result in particular tree ring patterns.
9. You should be able to explain the function of the stoma in relation to photosynthesis
and water transport, be able to explain how and why guard cells react to changes in
water availability and daily light conditions.
10. You should be able to name the plant anatomical structures associated with the
transport of sugar, as well as describe the process associated with its transport.
11. You should be able to name the plant anatomical structures associated with the
transport of water, as well as describe the three mechanisms responsible for the
transport of water.
12. You should be able to name and describe the function of the typical anatomical
parts of a simple flower.
13. You should be able to describe the development of the sperm and egg cells from
the microspore and megaspore precursor cells, describe the process of double
fertilization, and compare and contrast the life cycle of plants and animals.
14. You should be able to explain the importance of pollen, seeds, fruits, and the life
cycle of a flowering plant in its success at conquering the terrestrial environment.
15. You should be able to name and explain the importance of particular abiotic factors
in the germination of a seed.
16. You should be able to name and describe the variety of functions of the five
categories of common plant hormones.
17. You should be able to name the three types of tropisms common in plant growth
and explain the general mechanism by which they work.
18. You should be able to comment on the origin of soil, as well as common soil
nutrients important for healthy plant growth and development.
19. You should be able to discuss manners of asexual reproduction in plants, and
discuss the importance of such mechanisms.
20. You should be able to discuss daily circadian and seasonal behavioral patterns in
plants.
Vocabulary
Shoots
Dermal tissue
Vascular cambium
Sclerenchyma
Cuticle
Cotyledons
Pith
Spongy mesophyll
Perennials
Primary phloem
Heartwood
Late wood
Minerals
Organic material
Tracheids
Turgor pressure
Pressure flow theory
Sporophyte
Meiosis
Eggs
Stigma
Stamen
Sepal
Fruit
Aggregate fruit
Seed
Exocarp
Seed germination
Gibberellins
Dormancy
Phototropism
Circadian rhythm
Day-neutral plants
Petiole
Deciduous leaf
Capillarity
pollen
roots
apical meristem
cork cambium
xylem
stoma
netlike veins
endodermis
vascular cylinder
primary growth
secondary xylem
sapwood
soil
Phosphorus
casparian strip
vessel members
sieve tubes
source
gametophyte
mitosis
microspores
style
anther
receptacle
simple dry fruit
multiple fruit
pericarp
seed dispersal
imbibition
cytokinins
herbicide
thigmotropism
photoperiodism
abscission
simple leaf
lateral roots
active transport
ground tissue
transitional meristem
parenchyma
phloem
dicots
parallel veins
leaf
annuals
secondary growth
secondary phloem
growth rings
soil profile
potassium
root hairs
cohesion-tension
companion cells
sink
diploid
fertilization
megaspores
ovary
filament
pollination
simple fleshy fruit
simple ovary
endocarp
vegetative growth
primary root
abscisic acid
tropism
statoliths
long-day plants
senescence
compound leaf
simple tissues
photosynthesis
vascular tissue
lateral meristem
collenchyma
epidermis
monocots
cortex
palisade mesophyll
biennials
primary xylem
bark
early wood
soil horizons
nitrogen
transpiration
guard cells
translocation
alternation of generations
haploid
sperm
pistil or carpel
ovule
petal
double fertilization
accessory fruit
compound ovary
mesocarp
asexual reproduction
auxin
ethylene
gravitropism
phytochrome
short-day plants
blade
evergreen leaf
complex tissues
hydrogen bonding