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Plant Structure and Function 229Plant Structure and Function
Section 22.2 Roots, Stems, and LeavesSkim Section 2 of the chapter. For each structure below, list two
functions.Roots:Stems:Leaves:Use your book or dictionar y to define apical meristem.Write the correct term in the left column for each definition below.layer of cells just within the endodermis that gives rise to
lateral rootssingle layer of cells that forms a waterproof seal around a root’s
vascular tissuecolumn-shaped cells that contain many chloroplasts; most
photosynthesis takes place hereloss of water through stomatatough, protective layer of parenchyma cells that covers the tip of
a rootlayer of ground tissue in the root that is involved in the transport
of waterstalk that joins the leaf blade to the stemlayer of irregularly shaped, loosely packed cells through which
oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor moveNew
Vocabularyapical meristemReview
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