4.2 Plant Organ Systems
The leaves of most plants are highly specialized structures with one primary function: performing
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Both ------------------ and --------------- are required in all plant cells for cellular respiration.
The chloroplasts are located mostly in the ------------------------- and the ---------------------------.
All photosynthesizing cells require a supply of --------------------- and ---------------.
The cells that make up epidermal tissue produce a thin layer of wax called the ---------------Gases enter and exit through special openings in the leaf surface called ----------------.
The openings of stomata are surrounded and controlled by pairs of special epidermal ----------------The openings of stomata are surrounded and controlled by pairs of special epidermal ----------------Guard cells alter their ---------- --in response to ----------- levels in the leaf.
Long, thin epidermal cells on the roots, called --------------------, grow into the surrounding soil and
absorb water by the process of ------------.
The meristematic cells at the tips of roots and shoots form ----------------------.
Meristematic cells around the stem and roots form ---------------------------.
------------------------------_ the process in which a plant produces genetically identical offspring from
its roots or shoots.
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