Essays Tagged: "Vascular tissue"

Explain roots, stems and leaves in plants.

ycle is just within the endodermis which is another single layer of cells. Within the pericycle are vascular tissues, xylem and phloem which occupy the core of the root.Primary Growth of Roots: Produc ... s. The stem may become hollow due to the cell growth that pulls apart the pith. Dicot stems primary vascular tissues are the vascular bundles which are strands of tissue containing xylem and ploem. Va ...

(5 pages) 114 2 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

This is a research seminar summary about Fungal Pathogenesis and explains some physiological pathogenic characteristics in fungi.

cause severe diseases, are single or multi-cellular eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue with a body mass of branched filamentous hyphae that often produce specialized fruit ...

(2 pages) 28 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Evolutionary Adaptations to Flowering Plants

t through to become a more successful terrestrial organism than mosses are the development in their vascular tissues and their specialization in their organ for sexual reproduction, the flower.Xylem f ... ary advanced feature. They are found most prominently among the flowering plants.Refinements in the vascular tissue of angiosperms, especially the xylem, played a role in spreading flowering plants ac ...

(6 pages) 43 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Lecture notes on plant structure (download document it is in a table.)

ne cotyledon Two cotyledonLeave veins Parallel Network of veins usually branchedStems Random veins (vascular bundles)Complex arrangement Veins (vascular bundles)are arranged in a ringFlowers Multiples ... as sieve tube membersHave thin primary wallsNo secondary cell wallRemain alive during maturityXylem Vascular tissue contains water-conducting cells convey water and minerals upward from the rootsPhloe ...

(3 pages) 32 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

The Structure of Plants as Relates to Transpiration

d dicots, with two cotyledons. Monocots usually have parallel veins in the leaf, complexly arranged vascular bundles, fibrous root systems, and floral parts in multiples of three. Dicots usually have ... oot systems, and floral parts in multiples of three. Dicots usually have netlike veins in the leaf, vascular bundles arranged in a ring, taproots (large, vertical roots), and floral parts in multiples ...

(4 pages) 36 1 4.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Adaptations plants had to make to be able to survive on land

for support and a root system for anchorage and also for water absorption. They also had to develop vascular tissue, including xylem fibers, tracheids, vessels, heartwood, dead tissues, and phloem. Th ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Plant Anatomy.

n be identified with the naked eye including, the number of seed leaves, root system, appearance of vascular bundles in stems, vein arrangement in the leaves and the number of floral parts . While mon ... nd the number of floral parts . While monocots and dicots are composed of the same tissues (ground, vascular and dermal tissues) the arrangement of these tissues differs.The internal structure of the ...

(3 pages) 33 0 0.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Characteristics of Angiosperms

n in offspring.Mosses are limited to the moist ground unlike the angiosperms. Mosses do not contain vascular tissue that allows plants to grow tall and transport the water, minerals and food up and do ...

(2 pages) 11 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology