BIOL 150B Chapter Notes - Chapter 42: Sieve Tube Element, Woody Plant, Meristem
12 Oct 2016
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The bodies of flowering plants consist of two major parts: the root system and the shoot system. Root system: consists of all the roots of a plant. The shoot system provides five functions: capture sunlight energy and synthesize sugars during photosynthesis, transport materials to and from various parts of the plant, store surplus sugars and starches, reproduce, produce hormones. In flowering plants, the shoot system consists of one or more stems, the principal support structures pf a shoot, which bear buds, leaves, and in flowers and fruits. Bud: embryonic shoot, different types and locations of buds may produce branches, flowers, or additional growth at the top of an existing stem. All flowering plants can be placed into one of two large groups: Monocots: lilies, daffodils, tulips, palm trees, and a wide variety of grasses. Dicots: i(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes (cid:448)irtually all (cid:862)(cid:271)road leafed(cid:863) pla(cid:374)ts, de(cid:272)iduous trees a(cid:374)d (cid:271)ushes, (cid:373)ost vegetables, and many flowers in field and gardens.
