roots
DESCRIPTION
Roots. Take in oxygen during respiration. Absorb and translocate water. Store food as starch. Anchor the plant. Gives off CO2. Produce nitrogen in legumes. Leaves. Carries out photosynthesis. Transpiration. Stores some food. May be used for asexual propagation. Stem. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
312.T1
Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: SupplementUniversity of California, Davis
Functions of Plant Parts
Roots
• Take in oxygen during respiration.
• Absorb and translocate water.
• Store food as starch.
• Anchor the plant.
• Gives off CO2.
• Produce nitrogen in legumes.
312.T2
Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: SupplementUniversity of California, Davis
Functions of Plant Parts
Leaves
• Carries out photosynthesis.
• Transpiration.
• Stores some food.
• May be used for asexual propagation.
312.T3
Model Agricultural Core Curriculum: SupplementUniversity of California, Davis
Functions of Plant Parts
Stem• Translocates water and nutrients from roots to
leaves, and sugars and starches from leaves to roots.
• Stores food.
• Supports leaves, fruit, and flowers.
• Growth from the meristem of the terminal bud and lengthens the stem.
• Growth in the cambium layer thickens the stem.