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Chapter 33.1, Problem 4C
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To determine: The functions of xylem and phloem.
Introduction: Vascular plants consist of two specialized tissues called xylem and phloem that act as a conducting tube in plants for the transportation of water and sugar molecules throughout the plant.
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To describe: The conducting cells that occur in each of these complex tissues.
Introduction: Vascular plants consist of two specialized tissues called xylem and phloem that act as a conducting tube in plants for the transportation of water and sugar molecules throughout the plant.
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Ch. 33.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 33.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 33.1 - Describe the structure and functions of the...Ch. 33.1 - Describe the structure and functions of the dermal...Ch. 33.1 - Prob. 1CCh. 33.1 - Prob. 2CCh. 33.1 - How do parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma...Ch. 33.1 - Prob. 4CCh. 33.1 - How are epidermis and periderm alike? How are they...Ch. 33.2 - Prob. 5LO
Ch. 33.2 - Prob. 6LOCh. 33.2 - Prob. 7LOCh. 33.2 - Prob. 1CCh. 33.2 - Prob. 2CCh. 33.2 - Prob. 3CCh. 33.3 - Distinguish between cell division and cell...Ch. 33.3 - Describe the relationship between cell...Ch. 33.3 - Explain why the model organism Arabidopsis is so...Ch. 33.3 - Which process typically occurs first, cell...Ch. 33.3 - Prob. 2CCh. 33.3 - What is the relationship between pattern formation...Ch. 33.3 - Why is Arabidopsis such a useful model organism...Ch. 33 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 33 - The cell walls of parenchyma cells (a) contain...Ch. 33 - Which tissue system provides a covering for the...Ch. 33 - The two simple tissues that are specialized for...Ch. 33 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 33 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 33 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 33 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 33 - Prob. 9TYUCh. 33 - Cell differentiation occurs through...Ch. 33 - The monopteros mutant (a) lacks a primary root (b)...Ch. 33 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 33 - VISUALIZE Sketch a roughly cuboidal cell preparing...Ch. 33 - Prob. 14TYUCh. 33 - A couple carved a heart with their initials into a...Ch. 33 - Prob. 16TYUCh. 33 - EVOLUTION LINK Flowering plants have both...Ch. 33 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY Why is knowledge...
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