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Complete the following paragraphs to explain the functions of various stem featu

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Question

Complete the following paragraphs to explain the functions of various stem features. In herbaceous pants and the young sterns of woody pants, gas exchange Is accomplished through , or small pores in the surface of the epidermis. However, as woody pants mature, develop underneath the stomata. These groups of spongy cells allow for gas exchange after the epidermis has been sloughed off. Pants possess two types of lateral , both of which add to their girth. The first type, called the , produces components of the secondary and secondary phloem. The other type, commonly called the . produces the box-like, waxy cork cells that form the in woody pants.

Explanation / Answer

1. stomata, cork cambium, meristem

2. lenticles, xylem, parechyma, vascular cambium, outer bark