Section 8B

What are the main parts of a plant

• leaf

• xylem

• stem

• roots

• nodes

label the diagram

a

b

c

tap root

lateral root

fibrous root

What type of stem is in the diagram

a

b

c

d

woody

monocot

herbaceous

dicot

Match the following:

• roots

• where photosynthesis takes place

• leaves

• absorb water/nutrients from the soil.

• woody

• thick sections that connect to leaves through nodes

• herbaceous

• 
• stem

• 

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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

• makes most of the plant's food

• xylem

• 
• invincibility (limited)

• covers the surface of the leaf (prevents evaporation)

• waxy cuticle

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

• phloem

• vascular bundles that move water/nutrients up

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Match the following:

• stomata

• (contain chlorophyll--used in photosynthesis)

• thought to be the birthplace of pizza

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

• spongy layer

• openings in the leave that allow gas exchange

• chloroplast

• 

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label the parts of the leaf

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

phloem

spongy layer

veins

chloroplasts

xylem

1. cuticle

palisade layer

stomata

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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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