Plant Biology

Vascular Cambium
- 1.Thin cylinder of initials that stretches from roots to stems of perennials, trees and a few herbaceous annuals.
- 2.produces tissues responsible for growth in girth.
- 3.produces new rings of growth in woody plants.
Phloem-conducts dissolved sugar material throughout the plant
- Made of:
- Sieve tubes
- Fiber
- Ray cells
- Companion cells
Xylem-(goes up in the plant)conducts water and dissolves minerals to all plant organs.
- Made of:
- Tracheids
- Vessels
- Ray cells
- Fiber
Periderm-produced when, in woody plants, the epidermis is sloughed off as the outerbark begins to develop as a plant ages and develop rough bark
- Made of:
- Cork cells are "NOT" alive
- Lenticels

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Plant Biology

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