Stems

2. organ that serves as the main stalk of a plant or that supports a plant part
4. bud located at the end of a stem
6. dividing tissue found at the ends of stems and at the tips of roots
12. movement of materials through vascular tissues
14. clings to or wraps around other plants or structures for support
15. where a leaf attaches to a stem
17. modified underground stem composed of a very short, flattened stem to which fleshy scale-like leaves are attached
18. horizontal stem that lies above the ground and produces roots at nodes or the tip
20. undeveloped shoot that can become a leaf, stem, or flower
21. mark left on a stem after a leaf has
22. consists of the xylem and the phloem
23. a modified stem that is a cylindrical, hard structure with a sharp end
24. space between nodes
25. conducts food from the leaves to other parts of a plant

1. small opening on a stem that allows the stem to exchange gases with its environment
3. short, thickened stem that usually grows underground
5. younger and lighter-colored wood circling the heartwood of a tree
7. solid bulb-like underground stem not differentiated into scales
8. side bud located at the node just above where a leaf is attached
9. thick,fleshy, juicy stem
10. a modified leaf that encloses and protects a bud
11. conducts water and dissolved minerals from the roots to other parts of a plant
13. thick underground stem that has nodes, buds, or scale-like leaves
16. process of water movement through a plant and the evaporation of water from plant leaves, stems, and flowers
19. darker and older inner wood of a tree