BIOL 2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Meristem, Cork Cambium, Vascular Cambium

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What are meristems: regions of dividing cells in matures organisms with capacity tom produce new organs/modules/tissues, 2 kinds (p. 7-9): Increase height/length via primary growth: root apical meristem (ram) & shoot apical meristem (sam) Modularity in a clonal tree species (aspen; populus tremuloides) Benefits: continually increasing in height allows access to light, h20 via opportunistic growth. Individuals function as integrated units (centralized systems: defined juvenile growth period (less variable final size, defence relies on motion &/or structures, overall: nitrogen abundant, carbon saving. How plants grow and the organs that make up their bodies: unique to angiosperms & gymnosperms. In angiosperms, develops within fruit (ripened ovary) of female parent. Attaches to ovary wall via funiculus (seedstalk) (much like a placenta) 22 early development of plant body (p. 530-536) No food source but will be invaded by mycorrhizal fungi for nutrients) Specific traits affect success (later: facilitates dispersal to new habitats (ex.

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