What Does the Suffix-Phil Mean

question 38

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix-phil mean?

• A)Basic
• B)Structure
• C)Cell
• D)Attraction
• E)White

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Definitions:

Parenchyma

The functional tissues in an organ or plant, made up of cells that perform the specific function of that organ or structure.

Sieve-Tube Member

A type of elongated cell in the phloem of flowering plants, responsible for the transport of nutrients, particularly sucrose, throughout the plant.

Cuticle

In plants, a waxy layer covering the epidermis of plants, that protects the plant against water loss and disease-causing organisms. In animals, an outer covering that protects and supports the organism.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants that transports sugars and other metabolic products from leaves to other parts of the plant.