Plant structure and function vocabulary

A waxy substance that protects the leaves, green stems, and fruits. It helps plants keep moisture in and pests and diseases out.

• Cuticle

• Cellulose

• vascular plant

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the tough fiber that gives plants their rigidity and strength

• cuticle

• cellulose

• vascular plant

A plant that has tissues capable of transporting water and other materials

• cuticle

• cellulose

• vascular plant

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These plants no vascular tissues. They must be small enough to absorb their water and nutrients directly through their leaflike structures, and they’re usually found in moist environments.

• dermal tissue

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plant

This does for the plant the same thing that your skin does for you. It protects the outside of the plant and helps it either retain or release water.

• dermal tissue

• nonvascular plants

• vascular plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

This is made of tough layers of dead cells, which protects and supports the weight of large plants

• dermal tissue

• nonvascular plants

• cork

These act as the transport system for a plant, shuttling water and nutrients from the roots through the stems to the leaves

• dermal tissue

• vascular tissue

• cork

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant

• xylem

• vascular tissue

• cork

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This is another vascular tissue that transports food made in the leaves to the rest of the plant.

• xylem

• vascular tissue

• phloem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The outer layer of dermal cells forms the_______________.

• xylem

• epidermis

• phloem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2