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Laboratory Review 7 1. Name the tissue that transports water in the plant. 2. Ph

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Laboratory Review 7 1. Name the tissue that transports water in the plant. 2. Phloem is composed of sieve-tube cells and what other type of cell? 3. Identify the scattered structures containing transport tissue in herbaceous stems. 4. Name one type of tissue that functions in storage. 5. Identify the specialized water-absorbing structures developed by epidermal cells in the root. 6. What is the name of the root-tip tissue that is composed of continuously dividing cells? 7. In woody stems, the bark is divided from the wood by what tissue? 8. State the function of the structures called stomata that are present in leaf epi- dermis. 9. What are the cells between the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf called? 10. What is the innermost tissue in a stem? Films and Videos The instructor's manual for Inquiry into Life contains suggestions for films that could be shown during this laboratory

Explanation / Answer

1. Xylem

2. Companion cell

3. Vascular tissue is made up of xylem and phloem.

4. Parenchyma is the simple permanent tissue which helps in storage.

5. Root hairs which are unicellular help in water conduction.

6. Apical meristematic tissue.

7. the bark is divided into two regions by cork cambium.

8. Stomata help in exchange of gases for photosynthesis.

They also help in transpiration.

9. the tissue is called mesophyll tissue which contains two types of cells in dicot spongy and palisade cells.

10. Pericycle and pith form the innermost region of the stem.