UNIT 15- PLANT STRUCTURES AND TAXONOMY #20
Adventitious Roots - correct answer root other than the primary root or a branch of a
primary root
Taproot - correct answer large main not of the system; usually has a few or no branch
roots
Fibrous Roots - correct answer one of the two major root systems, consisting of many
fine hair-like roots
Root Cap - correct answer the outermost part of the root
Area of Cell Division - correct answer are of the root tip where new cells are formed
Area of Cell Elongation - correct answer portion of the new root where the cells start to
become specialized and begin their function
Xylem - correct answer vessels of the vascular bundle that carry the water and nutrients
from roots to leaves
Phloem - correct answer cells that carry manufactured food to areas of the plant where
it is stored or used
Area of Cell Maturation - correct answer area where cells mature
Root Hairs - correct answer small microscopic roots
Stems - correct answer support the leaves and conduct the flow of water and nutrients
Woody - correct answer hard, stiff, dark-colored growth of plants; woody plants are
winter hardy
Herbaceous - correct answer a plant whose stem does not turn woody; it is more or less
soft and succulent, and not winter hardy
Bulbs - correct answer short underground stems surrounded by many overlapping,
fleshy leaves
Corms - correct answer short, flattened underground stems surrounded by scaly leaves
Rhizomes - correct answer horizontal underground stems
Tubers - correct answer specialized food-storage stems that grow underground
Adventitious Roots - correct answer root other than the primary root or a branch of a
primary root
Taproot - correct answer large main not of the system; usually has a few or no branch
roots
Fibrous Roots - correct answer one of the two major root systems, consisting of many
fine hair-like roots
Root Cap - correct answer the outermost part of the root
Area of Cell Division - correct answer are of the root tip where new cells are formed
Area of Cell Elongation - correct answer portion of the new root where the cells start to
become specialized and begin their function
Xylem - correct answer vessels of the vascular bundle that carry the water and nutrients
from roots to leaves
Phloem - correct answer cells that carry manufactured food to areas of the plant where
it is stored or used
Area of Cell Maturation - correct answer area where cells mature
Root Hairs - correct answer small microscopic roots
Stems - correct answer support the leaves and conduct the flow of water and nutrients
Woody - correct answer hard, stiff, dark-colored growth of plants; woody plants are
winter hardy
Herbaceous - correct answer a plant whose stem does not turn woody; it is more or less
soft and succulent, and not winter hardy
Bulbs - correct answer short underground stems surrounded by many overlapping,
fleshy leaves
Corms - correct answer short, flattened underground stems surrounded by scaly leaves
Rhizomes - correct answer horizontal underground stems
Tubers - correct answer specialized food-storage stems that grow underground
