Bio STAAR Plants Review

Hierarchiacal organization
o Organs Roots, Stems, Leaves
o Tissues Dermal, Ground, Vascular
Major Types of Plant Cells
o Parenchyma Leaves, roots fruits
Thin, Flexible primary walls
Lacks secondary walls
Large central vacuole
Perform the most metabolic functions
o Collenchyma cells Young stems, petioles
Grouped in strands
Help support young parts of the plant shoot
Thicker and uneven cell walls
Lack secondary walls
Provide flexible support without restraining growth
o Sclerenchyma Cells Wood, nutshells, seed cots
Rigid
Dead at functional Maturity
2 types
Sclerids
Fibers
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