ROOTS & PARTS THAT GROW ON STEMS
What is a Internode
An Internode is the space between each node.
What is the Tip?
The Tip is the end of the blade.
What is the Seed Coat?
A Seed Coat is the protective covering for the newly developed seed.
What is the Fifth way to identify a plant?
By its Venation. EXAMPLES: Pinnate, Parallel, Palmate, Cross Venulate.
What are some Examples of a Tuber stem.
EXAMPLES: Potatoes, Yams
What are Buds?
A bud is a type of part that grows on a stem. They contain undeveloped leaves or flowers and are a stem's growing point.
What is the Midrib?
The Midrib is the large vein that is in the center of the leaf.
What is a benefit of Fruits?
They act as a protective tissue around the seeds and they aid in seed dispersal.
What is the Second way to identify a plant?
By the Arrangement on the Stem. EXAMPLES: Rosette, Whorled, Alternate, and Opposite.
What are some Examples of a Bulb stem?
EXAMPLES: Tulips, Onions, and Lilies
What is a Taproot?
It is one large root that grows directly downward and has a few small roots that branch off the main root.
What is the Blade part of the leaf?
A Blade is the flat surface of the leaf that captures the most sunlight.
What is the Flower used for?
Flowers are the reproductive part of the plant.
What is the First way to identify a plant?
By its Shape. EXAMPLES: Linear, Ovate, Palmately Lobed, Obovate, Pinnately, Acicular, Reniform, Sagittate, and Lanceolate.
What is a Modified Stem?
Stems that perform different things, like storage, protection and more.
What is a Node?
This is an area where leaves develop.
What is the Petiole?
The Petiole is the stem that attaches to the plants stem.
What are Seeds?
They're the reproductive unit of plants.
What is the Third way to identify a plant?
By its Margin. EXAMPLES: Entire, Crenate, Dentate, Serrate, and Lobate.
What are some Examples of Corms?
EXAMPLES: Gladiolus, and Crocus
What is a Fibrous Root? What is an Adventitious Root?
A Fibrous Roots are shallow, and have many roots that spread through soil. An Adventitious Root is a root that grow from the stem of the plant.
What is the Veins of the leaf?
A Vein is the pathway that move water, minerals, and nutrients in and out of the blade.
What is an Embryo? What is the Endosperm?
An embryo is the immature part of the plant. The Endosperm is a specialized tissue that stores food to aid in growth and development
What is the Fourth way to identify a plant.
By its Arrangement. EXAMPLES: Simple, Palmately Compound, Bipinnately Compound, and Pinnately Compound.
What a some Examples of Rhizomes.
EXAMPLES: Irises, Asparagus, Ferns