Parts of Plant and Their Functions
Parts of Plant and Their Functions
Their Functions
► Mostplants are made up of 4 basic
parts:
Leaves
Stems
Roots
Flowers (become fruits or seeds)
LEAVES
Food factory
Vary in shape and size
Help in identification of plants:
►Flat (most)
►Needlelike
►Cylindrical
► The arrangements are difference:
alternate on the stem, opposite one
another, and whorled (arranged in
circle around the stem)
Leaves consist of petiole (leaf
stalk), and blade (flat part of
leaf).
► Leafblade have veins and midrib
(the large center vein )
► Veins
of the leaf form its structural
framework
Leaves
► Used as food for various animals (including human
beings)
► the most nutritious parts of the plant.
Distance
between two
scars represents
one year of
growth
Center of the
stem there are a
vascular bundle
consist of xylem
which
translocated
water and
Dicots stem continue to increase in
diameter because the cambium builds
phloem cells on the outside and new
xylem cells on the inside.
Function to:
o Anchor the plant and hold it upright
o Absorb water and minerals from the soil and
conduct them to the stem
o Store large quantities of plant food
o Propagate or reproduce some plants
o The
fibrous root system is short,
small and more compact.
The complete flower contains 4 main parts: sepal, petals, stamens and pistil.
Sepals = Green leaf-like parts, cover and
protect the flower bud before it opens. They
form the calyx after the flower open.