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leaf scar
What is a mark on the stem where the leaf used to be?
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lateral bud
What is a bud that is found on the side of the branch in conjunction with a leaf?
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tube
What is a specialized stem that has a tip that is swollen with stored food?
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lenticel
What is a mark on the outside of a stem that allows gas to be exchanged?
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dicot
What is a type of plant that has its xylem and phloem arranged in a circle?
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bulb
What is a specialized stem made of a short, flat stem with many fleshy leaves attached?
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terminal bud
What is a bud that is found at the tip of a branch?
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stolon
What is a specialized stem that is usually horizontal and above the soil?
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apical meristem
What is an actively growing tip found inside a terminal or lateral bud?
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by looking at the distance between bud scale scars
How can one year's growth of a stem be determined?
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bud scale
What is a small protective structure that can be seen on the outside of a bud?
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node
What is the location on the stem where the buds are attached?
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phloem
What are tube shaped cells inside of a stem, which carry food down from the leaves?
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xylem
What are cells on the inside of a stem that carry water and minerals up from the root?
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rhizome
What is a thick underground stem that lies horizontally?
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bud scale scar
What is the area on the stem that shows the location of last year's bud?
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internode
What is an area on a stem that lies between two leaves or buds?
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corm
What is a bulb-shaped specialized stem that is made of a soil stem with no leaves?
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cambium
What is an area on the inside of a stem where new xylem and phloem are made?
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transport materials, photosynthesis, food storage, production of new cells, and support leaves and upper plant
What are 5 stem functions?
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