Melan/o: The combining form meaning red: Erythr/o: The combining form meaning sweat: Hidr/o: The combining form meaning hairy or rough: Hirsut/o: The combining form meaning horny, hard, cornea: Kerat/o: The combining form meaning fat: Lip/o: The combining form meaning skin: Derm/o dermat/o : The combining form meaning lice or louse: Pedicul/o: The combining form that means fingernail or toenail: Onych/o
The ground tissue system synthesizes organic compounds, supports the plant and provides storage for the plant. It is mostly made up of plant cells called parenchyma cells but can also include some collenchyma and sclerenchyma cells as well. Parenchyma cells synthesize and store organic products in a plant.
Photosynthesis in Plants. 1  Stroma: dense fluid within the chloroplast. Site of conversion of carbon dioxide to sugar. 2  Thylakoid: flattened sac-like membrane structures. Site of conversion of light energy to chemical energy. 3  Grana: dense layered stacks of thylakoid sacs. Sites of conversion of light energy to chemical energy.