Section 8B

What are the main parts of a plant

• leaf

• xylem

• stem

• roots

• nodes

label the diagram

a

b

c

fibrous root

lateral root

tap root

What type of stem is in the diagram

a

b

c

d

monocot

woody

dicot

herbaceous

Match the following:

• roots

• where photosynthesis takes place

• stem

• absorb water/nutrients from the soil.

• leaves

• 
• herbaceous

• 
• woody

• thick sections that connect to leaves through nodes

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Excess sugars in plants are converted into _____ or oils.

Bark is made up of ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   cells

• xylem
• phloem
• starch
• cuticles

Match the following:

• palisade layer

• 
• phloem

• makes most of the plant's food

• xylem

• vascular bundles that move water/nutrients up

• waxy cuticle

• covers the surface of the leaf (prevents evaporation)

• invincibility (limited)

• vascular bundles that moves sugars out (of the leaf)

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Match the following:

• chloroplast

• (contain chlorophyll--used in photosynthesis)

• spongy layer

• carry carbon dioxide , water vapor, and oxygen to the palisade layer.

• stomata

• 
• thought to be the birthplace of pizza

• openings in the leave that allow gas exchange

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label the parts of the leaf

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

palisade layer

stomata

chloroplasts

xylem

spongy layer

veins

1. cuticle

phloem

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Most plants that have woody stems start out with herbaceous stems (when they are saplings).

• true

• false

• 
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