Plant Systems Vocab

Vascular tissue that carries water upwards from the roots; becomes tree rings

Vascular tissue responsible for the transport of nutrients and the carbohydrates produced by photosynthesis; transports up and down plant

The lack of tissue to transport materials within a system

Consisting of tissue that can transport materials with the use of vessels or xylem and phloem

Opening in certain plant cells; needed for gas exchange

Curved cells that surround a stomate, becoming larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells

Part of a plant that attaches it to the ground or to a support, carrying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant

Organ of a plant responsible for photosynthesis

Main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground

System found below ground and includes many organs to perform the function of absorbing nutrients and water