BIO 182 Chapter 29| Questions And Correct
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Cuticle - ANSWER ✔✔ A covering on the epidermis in many species of land plants that acts as
waterproofing and protection
Secondary Compounds - ANSWER ✔✔ Signaling and protection molecules produced by
branches of the main metabolic pathways
Apical meristems - ANSWER ✔✔ Localized regions of cell division at the tips of roots and
shoots where growth is sustained throughout the plant's life
Gametangia - ANSWER ✔✔ Multicellular organs of early land plants in which gametes are
produced
Archegonia - ANSWER ✔✔ Female gametangia, each of which produce a single egg
Antheridia - ANSWER ✔✔ Male sex gametangia
Placental transfer cells - ANSWER ✔✔ Specialized cells that enhance the transfer of nutrients
from parent to embryo
Bryophytes - ANSWER ✔✔ Nonvascular plants that do not have an extensive transport system
Stomata - ANSWER ✔✔ Specialized pores found in all vascular plants, and in mosses and
hornworts
Tracheophytes - ANSWER ✔✔ Another name for vascular plants, which have xylem and
phloem
Phloem - ANSWER ✔✔ Transports photosynthesis from the leaves to where they are used or
stored
Gametophyte - ANSWER ✔✔ The visible structure in nonvascular plants
Dichotomous Branching - ANSWER ✔✔ An arrangement exhibited by some seedless vascular
plants in which the shoot apex divides to form two equal branches
Microphyll - ANSWER ✔✔ A small leaf, usually having only one vascular strand
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Cuticle - ANSWER ✔✔ A covering on the epidermis in many species of land plants that acts as
waterproofing and protection
Secondary Compounds - ANSWER ✔✔ Signaling and protection molecules produced by
branches of the main metabolic pathways
Apical meristems - ANSWER ✔✔ Localized regions of cell division at the tips of roots and
shoots where growth is sustained throughout the plant's life
Gametangia - ANSWER ✔✔ Multicellular organs of early land plants in which gametes are
produced
Archegonia - ANSWER ✔✔ Female gametangia, each of which produce a single egg
Antheridia - ANSWER ✔✔ Male sex gametangia
Placental transfer cells - ANSWER ✔✔ Specialized cells that enhance the transfer of nutrients
from parent to embryo
Bryophytes - ANSWER ✔✔ Nonvascular plants that do not have an extensive transport system
Stomata - ANSWER ✔✔ Specialized pores found in all vascular plants, and in mosses and
hornworts
Tracheophytes - ANSWER ✔✔ Another name for vascular plants, which have xylem and
phloem
Phloem - ANSWER ✔✔ Transports photosynthesis from the leaves to where they are used or
stored
Gametophyte - ANSWER ✔✔ The visible structure in nonvascular plants
Dichotomous Branching - ANSWER ✔✔ An arrangement exhibited by some seedless vascular
plants in which the shoot apex divides to form two equal branches
Microphyll - ANSWER ✔✔ A small leaf, usually having only one vascular strand
