Plant Organs

Roots

2

Roots that develop on a lower stem corn.

Stilt or Prop Roots

2

What is the function of brace roots?

Support

3

What is the function of pneumatophores?

Gas Exchange

4

Root system of dicots.

Tap Root System

5

Roots that arise from stem or leaf tissue.

Adventitious Roots

Stems

2

A stem modified into a short, sharp point.

Thorn

2

Stem that contain green, soft, and juicy tissue.

Herbaceous Stem

3

What is the function of spur?

Support

4

What is the function of cladophyll?

photosynthesis

5

What are the functions of corm and rhizome?

Storage and Asexual Reproduction

Leaves

2

Heart-shaped leaves.

Cordate

2

Leaves with smoot margin.

Entire

3

Leaf attachment where blade is attached directly to the stem without a petiole.

Sessile

4

Leaf arrangement with several leaves around a single node.

Whorled

5

What is the function of bracts?

attraction

Fruits

2

Part of a flower that becomes fruit.

Ovary

2

Part of a flower that becomes seed.

Ovule

3

The skin of a fruit

Exocarp

4

Citrus Family

Hesperidium

5

Gourd Family

Pepo

Odd One Out

2

Carrot, Potato, Radish, Sweet Potato

Potato

2

Cassava, Ginger, Onion, Potato, 

Cassava

3

Beans, Corn, Rice, Wheat

Beans

4

Spine, Tendril, Thorn, Trichome

Thorn

5

Cladophyll, Pneumatophores, Spur, Stolon

Pneumatophores