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UNIT: Plant Kingdom
Plant Anatomy
1. There are two major characteristics of plant cells that are important to the
survival of plants:
A. __________________
B. __________________
2. Cell Walls:
A. Are made of ________________
 ___________ is made of a long chain of ____________
molecules
3. Two main systems of support in most plants:
A. Stiff __________________
B. __________________, which is caused by the presence of water
inside the plant cells.
 Supports most ____________ and ____________ parts
4. _______________ are organelles that convert the sun’s light energy into food
by a process called ___________________.
A. _____________ contain the green pigment called ______________,
 _______________ capture light energy.
B. Chloroplasts are only one of several types of ________________
found in plant cells.
 Plastids can also contain ______ pigment, which is found in
______________
 Other plastids store ____________ or ____________
5. In multicellular organisms, such as plants, groups of cells that specialize in
one particular function are organized into ________________.
6. Plant _________________ specialize in ______________,
_______________, __________________, and many other functions.
7. ______________ tissue is made primarily of long, hollow cells
A. Xylem carries water from the ___________ to the ______________ to
the ___________.
8. _____________ is a collection of layers of xylem that have been formed
during many years.
A. Oldest layer of xylem is found at the _______________ of the woody
plant.
B. The newest xylem is at the _______________ layer.
C. Old xylem is called __________________
D. Younger xylem is called _____________
9. ______________ is the tissue in plants that carries ___________ solution
from the leaves to other parts of the plant.
A. Phloem, like xylem, is a tissue that conducts a ______________.
B. But, unlike xylem, ___________carries different fluid and the cells are
not completely hollow tubes.
C. In a tree, phloem is found _____________ the xylem layers.
10. In non-woody plants, xylem and phloem are usually arranged in
___________________________.
A. _______________ of leaves are a common example.
B. Vascular bundles are often supported by thick-walled cells called
______________.
 _______________ are extremely long, narrow cells.
o They are NOT _____________, but ____________ to
points at each end.
11. The ___________________ is the outermost tissue of leaves, young roots,
and young stems.
A. __________________ is made of flat cells.
B. Is an effective barrier against _______________
C. The epidermis of leaves secretes a waxy substance that forms a
protective covering called the __________________.
D. Plants with thick cuticles usually have _____________ leaves.
12. Just outside the xylem of a tree is the ____________.
A. The innermost layer of the bark is a layer of tissue called
______________________, which makes new xylem and phloem cells.
B. __________________ is one of the types of cells found in bark.
 Cork is made of ____________ cells with ___________ cell
walls.
 The ________________________ is a layer of living cells just
under the dead cork, which constantly divides, producing new
cork cells.