Biol 1002 (Pomarico) Exam 2 Complete Exam Guide

Lateral Meristems {Ans: Also called cambium; a meristem tissue that forms cylinders parallel to the long axis of roots and stems; normally located between the primary Xylem and primary Phloem and just outside the Phloem}Ascus {Ans: A saclike case in which sexual spores are formed by Ascomycetes}Dicots {Ans: Type of flowering plant characterized by embryos with two cotyledons, or seed leaves, that are usually modified for food storage (most vegetables, mayflower in fields or gardens)}Cotyledon {Ans: the part of ta plant embryo that absorbs and often stores food reserves in the seed and then transfers the food to the rest of the embryo when the seed sprouts.}Basidia {Ans: a diploid cell, typically club-shaped; produces basidiospores by meiosis.}Lateral Buds {Ans: Small clusters of meristem cell found at the node of the stem; under appropriate conditions, it grows into a branch. (in most dicot shoots)}Collenchyma {Ans: Consists of cells that are typically elongated with thick but flexible cell walls; Provides support for the entire body of young and non-woody plants and leaf stalks.}Nutrients {Ans: Materials required for life}Plasmodesmata {Ans: connect companion cells to sieve-tube elements}Photosynthetic Protists {Ans: Ancestors of plants}Parenchyma {Ans: