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level: Pahabol

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
structure that can form a lateral shoot, or branch	Axillary bud
located near the shoot tip, lengthens a shoot	Apical/terminal bud
located in buds at the ends of branches and above the nodes	SAM and primary meristems
The influence of the apical (terminal) bud on overall plant growth	apical dominance
Young leaves arise as ___________ on the flanks of the apical meristem	leaf primordia
outermost layer of cells in the shoot tip	Protoderm
consists of the epidermal cells, guard cells, different kinds of trichomes or hairs, and cuticle.	Epidermis
At the center of the shoot tip and just inside the protoderm	Ground meristem
meristem which forms the cortex (the cylinder of cells just inside the epidermis),	flank meristem
meristem which forms the pith (the core of cells in the center of the stem)	rib meristem
tends to form as small bundles of relatively thin, long cells with dense cytoplasm.	Procambium
unique in contributing to both elongation and lateral growth, a characteristic resulting from its umbrella-like shape.	primary thickening meristem