BIOL 1110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Xylem, Gametophyte, Kinetochore
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Describe the process of secondary growth in a stem. Compare the distribution of stomata on the leaf of a mesophytic and a xerophytic plant. Full credits would be given to answers that include: how leaves and stems differ in their anatomy, focusing on the essential feature only, a description of what you would look for. Describe the role of the endodermis of a root. Draw a diagram of a young root emerging from a seed, and annotate the different regions. Describe the similarities and the differences between a tracheid and a vessel element. A hard one that tells me whether you understand the structure of wood: Full credits would be given to answers that include: what is a tangential section, how are vessel oriented in a stem, thus a tangential section would cut a vessel _____ and you would see it as_______
