The Structure of Flowering Plants (LC 2026) (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Kingdom that plants belong to
Kingdom that plants belong to
Plantae
Definition of autotrophic
Definition of autotrophic
Organisms that produce their own food
Scientific name for flowering plants
Scientific name for flowering plants
Angiosperms
What is a cotyledon?
What is a cotyledon?
An embryonic seed leaf that stores food
Number of cotyledons in monocots
Number of cotyledons in monocots
One
Number of cotyledons in dicots
Number of cotyledons in dicots
Two
How many main plant tissues are there?
How many main plant tissues are there?
Four
List the four main plant tissues
List the four main plant tissues
Dermal, ground, vascular, meristematic
Function of dermal tissue
Function of dermal tissue
Forms the outer protective layer of the plant
Function of ground tissue in leaves
Function of ground tissue in leaves
Photosynthesis
What does xylem transport?
What does xylem transport?
Water and dissolved minerals from roots upwards
What does phloem transport?
What does phloem transport?
Food from where it is produced to where it is needed
Where is meristematic tissue found?
Where is meristematic tissue found?
Root and shoot tips and in all buds
Leaf venation pattern in monocots
Leaf venation pattern in monocots
Parallel
Definition of meristem
Definition of meristem
Unspecialised cells continuously dividing by mitosis