BSC 2011C Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Stoma, Eudicots, Plant Cell

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30 Apr 2016
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Skelton: a medium against which contractile cells can act, endoskeleton, exoskeleton. Endoskeleton: all vertebrates, limbs attach to skeleton at pectoral and pelvic girdles. Function: interacts with muscles, supports and anchor muscle, protect organs, store calcium/phosphorous, produce blood cells. Axial skeleton: head, ribs, spinal cord, on body axis. Joints: areas of contact between bones, ligaments attach bones to bones, tendons attach muscle to bones, bursae are fluid filled sacs that decrease friction, bursae are filled with synovial fluid. Bone structure: spongy bone tissue, compact bone tissue, osteocyte. 4 tissue types in primary plant body: dermal. 2 types of cells make up water conducting portions of xylem: tracheid, vessel elements, both are dead at maturity. Water movement through xylem is driven by transpiration: meaning loss of water from plant, aided by capillary action, cohesion among water molecules, adhesion to xylem cells combat gravity, requires no energy, powered by the sun. Sugar sucrose: main product which flows through phloem, sieve elements.

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