Structure and Function of Plants Chapter 10A Plant Structure
What is a Plant? Kingdom Plantae Characteristics: Producers Eukaryotic and multicellular Have organized tissues
What is a Plant? Characteristics: Have plastids Have cell walls containing cellulose
Botany The study of plants
Plant Anatomy Most plants have three types of organs Roots Stems Leaves Some plants also have flowers
A region where a leaf is or was attached Node A region where a leaf is or was attached
Plant Anatomy Nodes Roots do not have nodes Stems have nodes Leaves do not have nodes but are attached to stems at nodes
Roots Root system Two types of root systems: Taproot system Fibrous root system
Stems Produce leaves and carry substances Two types of stems: Woody stems Herbaceous stems
Leaves Blade Compound leaf Leaflet
Leaves Veins Petiole Parallel venation Palmate venation Pinnate venation Petiole
Leaves Arrangements of leaves Alternate Opposite Whorled
Internal Structure Cell walls Plastids Made largely of cellulose Turgor pressure Plastids Chloroplasts Chlorophyll Other types
Plant Tissues Xylem Long and hollow Carries water Wood Heartwood Sapwood
Plant Tissues Phloem Fibers Carries a sugar solution Vascular bundles Support the plant Long, narrow cells
Plant Tissues Epidermis Outermost tissue Flat cells Cuticle
Bark Outside the xylem of a tree Vascular cambium Cork Cork cambium