Tag: Anatomy

  • Pith

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

  • Cambium

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cambium”,”exam”:”Increase in girth = secondary growth.”}

  • Sclerenchyma

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

  • Casparian strip

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Casparian strip”,”exam”:”Classic root-anatomy landmark in exams.”}

  • Sieve tube

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

  • Collenchyma

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Collenchyma”,”exam”:”Flexible support of growing parts; sclerenchyma is rigid support of mature parts.”}

  • Stomata

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

  • Companion cell

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Companion cell”,”exam”:”Always pair sieve tube with companion cell.”}

  • Tracheid

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Tracheid”,”exam”:”No perforation plates: water moves through pits.”}

  • Cortex

    {“group”:”Anatomy”,”term”:”Cortex”,”exam”:”Pith is inside the vascular ring; cortex is outside.”}