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  • Stomata

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Stomata”,”exam”:”Most dicot stomata are denser on the lower leaf surface.”}

  • Sieve tube

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Sieve tube”,”exam”:”Not empty dead pipes like vessels.”}

  • Sclerenchyma

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Sclerenchyma”,”exam”:”Dead plus lignin = sclerenchyma, not collenchyma.”}

  • Pith

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Pith”,”exam”:”Dicot stem: bundles in a ring around pith.”}

  • Phloem

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Phloem”,”exam”:”Direction depends on source-sink relations, not only upward.”}

  • Pericycle

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Pericycle”,”exam”:”Lateral roots arise from pericycle, not cortex.”}

  • Parenchyma

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Parenchyma”,”exam”:”Least specialised permanent tissue.”}

  • Mesophyll

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Mesophyll”,”exam”:”C4 Kranz anatomy rearranges mesophyll around bundle sheaths.”}

  • Lenticel

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Lenticel”,”exam”:”Lenticels are not stomata.”}

  • Heartwood

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Heartwood”,”exam”:”Heartwood is dead and often more durable timber.”}

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