Stems, leaves, roots and photosynthesis
Plant body
Modified stems/ Stolon
Modified stems/ Rhizome
Modified stems/ Tuber
Modified stems/ Bulb
Modified stems/ Corm
Leaf A leaf is a stem appendage with a bud in its axil Major function is as a photosynthetic organ
Leaf arrangement on stem Alternate Opposite whorled
Leaves Blade Petiole Leaf type Simple compound A leaf is a stem appendage with a bud at its base.
Leaf venation Parallel ( most monocots) Pinnate Palmate Net dichotomous
Parallel
Pinnate venation, simple leaf
Palmately divided, palmately veined
Palmate venation, simple leaf, crenate margin
Dichotomous
Palmate venation, simple blade, entire margin, peltate
Double pinnate compound leaf
palmately compound, pinnate veined
Specialized leaves Plantlets Insectivory Spines tendrils
roots
Tap Fibrous
Photosynthesis/ Respiration 6CO2 + 6H2O+ sunlight+ green plant C6H12O6 + 6O2 + H2O Carbon dioxide plus water plus sunlight and green plant yields sugar plus oxygen plus water Cellular Respiration C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O 6CO2+ 12H2O + 36 ATP Sugar plus oxygen plus water yields carbon dioxide plus water plus ATP Don’t worry about balancing the equations just know what happens on each side of the equation