Upon the completion of this reading and discussion pertaining to this unit on plants
the student should be able to:

1.)   explain what is meant by a shoot
2.)   explain the difference between primary and secondary growth in a plant
3.)   discuss differences in stem cross-sectional structures between monocot and dicot stems
4.)   define the term meristem
5.)   explain the difference between apical and lateral meristem
6.)   list several functions of stems
7.)   explain what is meant by vascular tissue, xylem, and phloem.
8.)   explain what is meant by indeterminate growth and recognize that tracheophyte
       plants display indeterminate growth
9.)   explain the difference between annuals, biennials, and perennials
10.) explain the difference between a herbaceous and a woody stem
11.) explain the function of the cuticle and the epidermal cells of a stem or leaf
12.) explain what is meant by turgor pressure and how it helps to support the plant
13.) discuss the differences in structure and function between collenchyma,
        parenchyma, and sclerenchyma cells
14.) explain the role of amyloplasts
15.) discuss the major structure features of a woody stem; such as wood rays,
       bark, epidermis, cork cambium, heartwood, and annual rings
16.) explain how annual rings are formed in woody plants
17.) describe the roles of lenticels and suberin
18.) discuss the major structural features of a twig
19.) explain the difference between taproots, adventitious roots, and fibrous roots
20.) list and explain several functions of roots
21.) discuss the function of the epidermal layer and root hairs in roots
22.) discuss the structural regions and growth zones of roots
23.) list several differences in characteristics between monocot and dicot plants
24.) discuss and explain several theories for upward transport in vascular plants
25.) discuss the structural components of xylem tissue and explain how they assist in its function
26.) discuss the structural components of phloem tissue and explain how they assist
       in its function
27.) describe the process of mass or pressure flow in the phloem
28.) discuss some causes of plant tropisms and explain how auxins drive many
       of these tropisms
29.) explain the difference between phototropism, thigmotropism, hydrotropism,
       chemotropism, chemotropism, and geotropism
30.) explain the difference between a tropism and a taxis
31.) explain what is meant by a coleoptile
32.) list and explain at least six factors influencing plant responses to hormones
33.) discuss the function of auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, ethylene gas, and abscicic acid in plants
34.) discuss some uses of synthetic plant hormones
35.) discuss/explain the concept of photoperiodism
36.) identify major regions in stem and root cross-sections, root longitudinal sections, twig diagrams,
       and leaf cross-sectional diagrams
37.) discuss and state the function of the major structures in a deciduous plant leaf
38.) discuss the concept of alternation of generations in mosses, ferns, and flowering plants
39.) discuss the function of the major reproductive structures in angiosperm plants
40.) explain the concept of double fertilization in angiosperm plants
41.) discuss the major pigments and causes of autumn coloration