Plants
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In which layer does most photosynthesis take place?
palisade layer
Which layer of cells is important for gas exchange?
spongy cells
What is the layer right below the cuticle?
epidermis
What are stroma, thylakoids, and grana?
stroma = inner fluid, thylakoids are the pancakes where photosynthesis takes place, and grana are stacks of thylakoids
Thylakoids are filled with which pigment?
chlorophyll
What is the purpose of the light-dependent reactions?
to convert solar energy into usable energy (ATP and NADPH)
What are the two types of xylem and what do they transport?
tracheids and vessel elements, transport water
What are the two types of phloem and what do they transport?
sieve cells and companion cells, transport photosynthetic products
What is the male component of the flower?
stamen
What does the stamen consist of?
filament, anther
What is the female component of the flower?
pistil
What does the pistil consist of?
stigma, style, ovule, ovary
Where does the pollen fall?
sticky stigma
How does plant fertilization work?
one sperm fertilizes egg, the other fertilizes polar bodies
What does the fertilized egg become?
plant embryo
What do the polar bodies become?
endosperm
What does the ovule become?
seed
What does the ovary become?
fruit