PLANTS structure and function Plants Grouped by characteristics

PLANTS: structure and function

Plants: Grouped by characteristics n Vascular n Three main parts: roots, stems and leaves n Roots can be different sizes: n n Storage roots; beets, carrots, sweet potatoes and turnips n n Fibrous and tap roots Roots have different functions: anchoring the plant, taking in water and minerals, and store food. Nonvascular n n Simple; most grow in moist places No vascular tissues. Example: ? ?

Vascular Plants: Stems n Function of stems n Support, transport of water & food n Most stems grow upward n Some stems grow sideward n Types of stems n Green n Woody n Transport of materials n Xylem & phloem

Vascular Plants: Leaves n n Leaves come in variety of shapes and sizes Leaves are arranged in different ways

What do plants do? n All plants are alike in one way. n They need three things in order to survive n Water n carbon dioxide n energy from sunlight n What do you suppose the plants use these things for? Classify – to sort into groups based on similarities and differences

§ They turn it into sugar! photosynthesis – a process by which plants change light energy from the sun and use it to make sugar § Plants and some protists conduct photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis § As a plant makes sugar, oxygen is released chlorophyll – the green substance found in plants § When the plant uses the sugar, that traps water and carbon dioxide are released. energy from the sun and gives plants their green color carbon dioxide – a gas found in air

How Do Plants Get Energy Plant leaves change light energy into energy the plant can use. They get sunlight, water, and air (CO 2. ) Stomata are tiny holes on the bottom of the leaf that let air (CO 2. ) in and (O 2)out. Roots get water and minerals directly from the soil. The veins of a leaf bring water and minerals to the leaf from the stems and roots.

n Because of this process n Scientists are able to classify living things by the way they get their food. n Plants are producers (autotrophs) producer – it is a living that uses sunlight to make sugar. This sugar feeds others.

Plants reproduce differently Reproduce – it means “to make more of the same kind” Plants are classified by characteristics. Plants that make seeds Flowering Plants Conifers Plants that do not make seeds Ferns Mosses

a protective covering that surrounds the seed makes seeds. makes the plant's food. anchor the plant in place and absorb water and other minerals from the soil. carries water and food to the rest of the plant.

What Are the Parts of a Flower n Most flowers have four parts Sepal – one of the leaflike parts that protects a flower bud and that is usually green Pistil – part of a flower that makes the eggs that grow into seeds Stamen – part of a flower that makes pollen n Flower parts Pollen – tiny grains that make seeds when combined with a flower’s egg

How Do Flowers Make Seeds and Fruits? Great Plant Escape. Plant parts Ovary – the bottom part of the pistil in which seeds form Ovule - the inner part of an ovary that contains an egg embryo – tiny part of a seed that can grow into a new plant

How Seeds Form n n After fertilization the flower dries up and petals fall off, leaving just the pistil and its ovary. The top of the pistil falls off and the ovary gets larger as one or more seeds form inside it. When the seeds are formed, the ovary dries up and the seeds fall out. Corn, Beans, and Peas are seeds that we eat

How Fertilization Occurs n When a pollen grain reaches a pistil, it grows a thin tube to the ovary. Sperm from the pollen grain combines with an egg, and a seed forms. Fertilization – the combination of sperm from a pollen grain with an egg to form a seed

How Pollination Occurs n Pollination- the movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil n Butterflies may carry pollen from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of the same flower. Sometimes the butterfly may carry pollen from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another flower of the same kind. Pollen: Nothing to Sneeze At

Some flowering plants are monoco t seed – a seed that has one seed leaf and stored food outside the seed leaf dicot seed – a seed that has two seed leaves that contain stored food

What is the Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant n Dormant Seed n Takes in water and the seed coat gets soft. If the seed has enough oxygen and the right temperature, it will begin to germinate. dormant – the resting stage of a seed

n Geminating Seed n n First a root pushes through the seed coat and grows downward. The top part of the root grows upward and becomes the stem. The stem carries the seed coat and the seed leaves with it. The seed coat falls off. The seed leaves provide food for the plant. Two small leaves begin to grow from between the seed leaves.

n Seedling n When the stored food within the original seed leaves is used up, they dry up and drop off. More leaves grow from buds on the stem as the plant grows taller. The new leaves can trap energy from sunlight and make sugar. Plants use the energy in the sugar to grow.

How Do Other Living Things Get All living things need Energy? energy to survive Consumer – a living that gets energy by eating plants and other animals

n. Animals cannot use light energy to make sugar. Animals depend on plants for food. Decomposer – a consumer that puts materials from dead plants and animals back into the soil, air, and water

Consider this…. n n n What is one way to classify all plants into two groups How do plants that do not make seeds reproduce? In what part of a flower are seeds made? How are flowers pollinated? How is a monocot seed different from a dicot seed?

References n n March 7, 2008. <ellerbruch. nmu. edu/classes/cs 255 f 02/cs 25 5 students/heanders/p 10/Plant. ppt> March 7, 2008. <http: //www. biotopics. co. uk/newgcse/biom assenergyloss. html>