Roots
What do all parts of the roots make up?
Root system
What is the name of the pigment that causes the plant to be green?
chlorophyll
What are the 2 types of roots and what is their function?
1. Taproot
2. Fibrous roots
Function: Absorbs water and minerals.
What does the xylem transport?
What does the phloem transport?
Xylem: Waters and minerals
Phloem: Nutrients
What are the 2 ways we can describe leaves?
2. Compound
What are the 3 main functions of roots?
Anchors the plant in soil or to an object.
Roots take in water and minerals from the soil.
Roots store carbohydrates
What are the 3 main functions of stems?
Stems support plants and transport water and nutrients.
Provide support and a place for roots, leaves, buds, and flowers to attach.
Stems transport carbohydrates
What are the 3 patterns of veins?
1. Parallel
2. Pinnate
3. Palmate
Why are there different types of stems?
The different types of stems are adaptations that help specific plants grow and survive in their particular environment.
What are the names of the 4 types of stems?
1. Rhizome
2. Tuber
3. Bulbs
4. Stolon
What are the 4 main functions of Leaves?
1. Photosynthesis
2. Evaporation
3. Releasing gasses
4. Moving gasses
What are the 4 pigments of leaves?
Green - Chlorophyll
Yellow - Xanthophyll
Red - Anthocyanin
Orange - Carotenoids