Parts of a root
What is the main root of a plant?
The taproot.
What are stems for?
Stems support the leaves, flowers, and fruit. They also transport water to each part of the plant.
What is the main function of a leaf?
It manufactures food for the plant by using light energy.
What is a compound leaf?
A compound leaf has 2 or more leafs arising from a common point.
What happens to the fruit seed after fertilization?
It ripens into the pistil then the pistil enlarges and becomes the fruit.
What are the two types of root systems?
taproot or fibrous
What are the 2 types of stems that grow above the ground?
Woody and Herbaceous.
What are the leaf margins?
They are the toothed pattern on the edge of a leaf.
What is a simple leaf?
When only one leaf is arising from a common point.
What is a perfect flower?
A perfect flower is a flower that contains all the main parts.
What roots are generally thin, hair-like, and numerous?
Fibrous roots
What are Bulbs?
Bulbs are short stems that are surrounded by modified leaves called scales.
What is the leaf blade?
The leaf blade is the wide portion in the middle with different shapes.
Which plant has divided leaves?
Compound
Which part of the flower receives the pollen?
The stigma
How many feet will some roots go down into the soil?
6, 8, or even 10 feet.
What runs the length of the stem and into all the branches of the plant?
What is a petiole?
It is the stem of a leaf.
What is the bud on simple and compound baby leaves called?
The axillary bud.
What do the sepals do for the developing flower?
What are adventitious roots, and what is their purpose?
Adventitious roots are prop roots that are located above the soil surface. Their purpose is to provide a strong base that aids in keeping a plant in an upright position, especially when soils are wet and conditions are windy.
What is the male part of the stem, and what is the female part of the stem.
Male: Stamen
Female: Pistil
What is the epidermis?
It is a surface layer on the lower and upper sides of a leaf.
Where are the leaflets located?
At the point of the leaf.
What is the flowers primary function?
The production of seeds needed to continue the species.