Food Products Vegetables (non-reproductive parts) Vegetables (non-reproductive parts)
Food Products Fruits Fruits Food from ovaries of flowers Food from ovaries of flowers
Food Products Nuts Nuts Walnut, almond Walnut, almond Legumes Legumes Soy, green bean, peanut Soy, green bean, peanut
Adaptation to Land Cuticle Cuticle Waxy, waterproof barrier prevents evaporation Waxy, waterproof barrier prevents evaporation Stoma Stoma Gas exchange Gas exchange
Adaptation to Land Seeds Seeds Embryo + food + seed coat Embryo + food + seed coat Provides post- germination energy May include dispersal mechanisms
Transport Vascular tissue Vascular tissue
Transport Xylem
Transport Phloem Source Sink Spring Roots Meristems Summer Leaves Flowers, fruits, roots
Plant Phylogeny
Mosses No cuticle No cuticle No vascular system No vascular system No seeds No seeds
Ferns Cuticle Cuticle Vascular system Vascular system No seeds No seeds
Gymnosperms Cuticle Cuticle Vascular system Vascular system Seeds (from cones) Seeds (from cones)
Angiosperms Cuticle Cuticle Vascular system Vascular system Seeds (from flowers) Seeds (from flowers)
Stems Transport between roots and leaves Transport between roots and leaves Elevation of flowers and leaves Elevation of flowers and leaves
Primary Growth
Secondary Growth Vascular cambium produces new xylem and phloem Xylem Phloem VascularCambium
Secondary Growth VC X X P P X P X P X X P P X P X X X P P X P X X P P X X X P P X X PP X
VASCULAR CAMBIUM OLDEST PHLOEM NEWEST PHLOEM OLDEST XYLEM NEWEST XYLEM XYLEM PHLOEM VASCULAR CAMBIUM
2 o Growth Xylem Phloem Springwood Springwood Summerwood Summerwood
Monocots & Dicots Monocotyledons Cereal crops, grasses, palm trees Cereal crops, grasses, palm trees One seed leaf One seed leafDicotyledons Beans, roses, cactuses, most trees Beans, roses, cactuses, most trees Two seed leaves Two seed leaves
Leaves Function Function Photosynthesis Photosynthesis Structure Structure Mesophyll Mesophyll Vein Vein Xylem on top Xylem on top Phloem on bottom Phloem on bottom