Plant Part Functions
The function of the seeds...
What is:
Contains the embryo which will germinate and become a new plant.
These are insects or other agents that deliver pollen to a plant to allow fertilization.
What are:
Pollinators
This is the name for the part of the fruit we eat.
What is:
Flesh
This houses the reproductive parts of the plant.
What is...
Flower
This plant holds the record for fastest-growing, sometimes growing up to 35 inches in a single day!
What is:
Bamboo
The functions of a flower...
What are reproduction (primary) and attracting pollinators (secondary).
The ovules will become this part of the plant when developing.
What are:
The seeds
This protects the seeds and attracts animals to eat them to aid in seed dispersal.
What is:
A fruit
The male parts of a plant.
What are the:
1. Anther
2. Filament
This common fruit, which grows in clusters, is actually classified as the world’s largest herbaceous plant instead of a tree.
What is:
A banana "tree" (or banana plant)
The function of the leaves are...
What is:
1. The site of photosynthesis (primary)
2. Provides a large surface area to increase the absorption of sunlight (secondary)
3. The major site of plant transpiration (secondary).
The part of the plant that makes and stores pollen.
What is:
The anther
This provides food for the seed as it develops into a seedling plant.
What is:
The endosperm
These protect the flower bud before it blooms.
What are:
The sepals
This plant changes color based on the acidity of the soil, turning blue in acidic soil and pink in alkaline soil.
What is:
a hydrangea
The function of the stem.
What is:
1. Channel for the transportation of water, minerals, and sugar from the roots and leaves to the rest of the plant (primary)
2. Support the plant structure (secondary)
This part of the plant that is responsible for receiving the pollen.
What is:
The Stigma
There are two main types of plants. (1) One of these types of plants has parallel leaf veins and fibrous roots, such as corn. (2) The other type has leaf veins that are in a netlike pattern and have taproots.
What are:
1. Monocots
2. Dicots
The female parts of a plant.
What are the:
1. Stigma
2. Style
3. Ovary
This flower only blooms every 2 - 3 years and is known for its distinct smell, like rotting flesh, when it does bloom.
What is:
The corpse flower
The function of the root is...
What is:
Absorb water and nutrients from the soil (primary)
Anchor the plant to the ground (secondary)
Store food for the plant (secondary)
These are tiny pores that regulate the passage of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor into and out of the plant cells.
What are...
Stomata
This is part of the embryo that will develop into the first leaves of the plant.
What are:
Cotyledons
The part of the flower that becomes the seeds.
What is:
The ovule
This is what it is called when plants can "talk" to each other by sending chemical signals through an underground network of fungi.
What is:
Mycorrhizal networks