plant organs – roots & stems 3 things to know structure - anatomy function – what is the...
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Plant Organs – Roots & Stems3 things to know
STRUCTURE - anatomyFUNCTION – what is the primary purpose
MODIFICATION – other possible functions (aside from the primary purpose)
Roots/Purpose• Plant organs that anchor a plant• Absorb water, dissolved
minerals • Contain vascular tissue
Basic types of modified roots• Fibrous roots – many small branching
roots• Tap roots – single, thick structures store
food (carrots)• Prop roots – support a plant (corn)• Aerial roots – allow plants to attach to
trees, rocks, etc. (spanish moss)• Pneumatophores – ‘breathing’ roots in
swamps (mangroves)
Examples
Mangrove swamps
Root structure
• Layers of the root• 1. Root hairs – increase surface area• Absorb water, oxygen and dissolved
minerals
• 2. Cortex – transports water and minerals parenchyma cells
Root structure
• 3. endodermis – layer of cells with waterproof cell walls to form a seal• controls the flow of water
• 4. pericycle – new roots arise as offshoots of older roots
Root growth
• Roots grow two ways• 1. apical meristem -protective root
cap• 2. vascular cambium • New cells increase root diameter
Stems
• Purpose - Transport food and water & act as support
• Xylem moves water up from roots• Phloem carries food (sugar) as well as
hormones and viruses• Sink – any portion of the plant that stores food• Translocation – movement of sugar in the
phloem
Stems – Basic Types
• Herbaceous (soft) and can photosynthesize (green)• Woody – like tree trunks contain
vascular and cork cambium
Stems/Function
• Specialized stems store food• Allow plant to survive drought, cold and grow • Examples• Corms – short, thickened, underground stem
surrounded by leaf scales• Tuber – swollen, underground stem that has
buds• Rhizomes – underground stems
Corm
Stem internal structure
• Vascular tissue arrangement determined by plant type• Woody stems Xylem becomes woodPhloem and cork make up bark
Growth of the stem
• Apical meristems –at the tip• Secondary growth – increase in
diameter via the vascular cambium or lateral meristem• Meristems along the stem give rise to
leaves and branches