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312.T1 odel Agricultural Core Curriculum: Supplement niversity 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.

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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 Presentation

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Page 1: Roots

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.

Page 2: Roots

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.

Page 3: Roots

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.