Botany 1.6
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- If the ___ is the destroyed the ____ bud will grow continue the plant.
- stem;axillary
- Every leaf has an ___ bud at the base, otherwise it is not a leaf.
- axillary
- A ___ leaf is composed of several ___.
- leaf;leaflets
- The "stem" of the leaf is called the ___.
- petiole
- Leaf atttachment variations can be __,__ or ___.
- alternating, opposite or whorled.
- Aerial surfaces of plants are coated with thin layer of hydrophobic waxes called the ___.
- Cuticle
- What is the purpose of the cuticle?
- It prevents the leaves from dying out.
- Leaf modifications occured due to ___.
- evolution
- Leaf modifications include...(6)
- 1. Fleshy/thick (onion) 2.Tendrils 3.Spine (cactus) 4. Bud scale (covers apicals stem) 5. Succulent (full of water) 6. Petal-like (pointsetta)
- Spines are modified leavf ___ with out the ___.
- midribs;blade
- Rose thorns are actually a __, or modified epidermal tissue.
- prickle
- Thorn
- Modified stem with no axillary bud or vascular tissue.