Plant physiology is part of the
essential core curriculum
every botanist has to master.
As usually non-motile organisms that are, in most cases,
®xed to a single locality for
their entire lifetime, plants
have special needs to cope
with widely disparate, and
often highly changeable environmental conditions.
Physiological adaptations play as great a role in the
evolutionary struggle for life of a plant as morphological
ones
This slide will emphasize the physiological and biochemical functions of plants, but it is important to recognize that these functions
depend on structures, whether the process is gas exchange in the leaf,
water conduction in the xylem, photosynthesis in the chloroplast, or ion
transport across the plasma membrane. At every level, structure and
function represent different frames of reference of a biological unity.
4. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
• Structure and development of shoot and root
Shoot system
Root system
5. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
• Structure and development of shoot and root
• The epidermis
6. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• The epidermis
• Structure and development of shoot and root
7. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• Reproduction
• The epidermis
• Structure and development of shoot and root
8. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
>> Plant Physiology
• Transport and translocation of
• Water and solutes (Xylem transportation)
• Products from photosynthesis (Phloem Translocation)
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• Reproduction
• The epidermis
• Structure and development of shoot and root
9. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
>> Plant Physiology
• Transport and translocation of
• Water and solutes (Xylem transportation)
• Products from photosynthesis (Phloem Translocation)
• Metabolism
• Respiration and lipid metabolism
• Photosynthesis
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• Reproduction
• The epidermis
• Structure and development of shoot and root
10. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
>> Plant Physiology
• Transport and translocation of
• Water and solutes (Xylem transportation)
• Products from photosynthesis (Phloem Translocation)
• Metabolism
• Respiration and lipid metabolism
• Photosynthesis
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• Reproduction
• The epidermis
• Structure and development of shoot and root
11. Overview
Plant cell >> Plant tissues
(and development of the cell wall)
>> Plant Anatomy
>> Plant Physiology
• Transport and translocation of
• Water and solutes (Xylem transportation)
• Products from photosynthesis (Phloem Translocation)
• Metabolism
• Respiration and lipid metabolism
• Photosynthesis
• Phytohormone and the control of flowering
• The vascular system and the pattern of arrangement
1.Root 2.Stem 3.Leaf
• Reproduction
• The epidermis
>> Plant Diversity (Taxonomy)
• Structure and development of shoot and root
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Plant cell
Quiz on the
next class
Scope
1. Membrane and organelles
2. Animal cell-plant cell differences
3. Cell junctions
4. Cell wall and formation
21. they have undifferentiated tissues called meristems
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Plant tissue
1. Meristems
NOPE
Have you ever been
told that
VS
growth is limited only to an
embryonic or juvenile period.
Indeterminate growth
We have undifferentiated
tissues called meristems
Determinate growth
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Plant tissue (Ground tissues)
: Parenchyma(para- =beside, visceral)
• Most parenchyma cells retain the ability to
divide
• It is even possible to grow an entire plant from
a single parenchyma cell.
• Most abundant
• Thin cell wall + large vacuole
30.
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Plant tissue (Ground tissues)
: Parenchyma(para- =beside, visceral)
Aerenchyma
:form a spongy tissue which allows
exchange of gases between the
shoot and the root.
Chlorenchyma
have intense photosynthesis activity
modification of the parenchyma
Elodea canadensis
Juncus effusus
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Plant tissue (Ground tissues)
: Collenchyma (kóll(a)= glue)
• Unevenly thickened primary
walls(pectin)
• Help support young parts of the
plant without restraining growth
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Plant tissue (Ground tissues)
: sclerenchyma (sklērós =hard)
• Thickened secondary walls(Lignin) >>
Positively dyed with Safranin - O
• Support plant(plant skeleton)
stone cell
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Plant tissue (Ground tissues)
: sclerenchyma (sklērós =hard)
1. Still young
2. Mature and have
active metabolism
(usually involved in storing
starch or calcium oxalate)
Agave
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Plant tissue (Dermal tissues)
: Epidermis (epi- = above, derma- = skin)
• Prevention from dehydration
• Protection from bacterial and fungal invasion
• Etc.
By cuticle (a layer of cutin)
sometime coated up with another layer of
wax
• Outermost surface
• A single layer of parenchyma and derivatives
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Plant tissue (Dermal tissues)
: Epidermis (epi- = above, derma- = skin)
• Prevention from dehydration
• Protection from bacterial and fungal invasion
• Etc.
By cuticle (a layer of cutin)
sometime coated up with another layer of
wax
• Outermost surface
• A single layer of parenchyma and derivatives
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Plant tissue (Dermal tissues)
: Guard cells
• Pairs of guard cells form a pore between
them called stomata
• To allow permeation of CO2 (inward)and
O2 (outward)
• The opening and closure is controlled by
turgor pressure
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Plant tissue (Dermal tissues)
: Guard cells
• Pairs of guard cells form a pore between
them called stomata
• To allow permeation of CO2 (inward)and
O2 (outward)
• The opening and closure is controlled by
turgor pressure
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Plant tissue (Dermal tissues)
: Trichome(hair)
• Gives protection in younger
part of the plant
• Derived into secretory cell Ex.
in carnivorous plant
Drosera (Sundew)
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Plant tissue (vascular tissues)
: Parenchyma(para- =beside, visceral)
• Most parenchyma cells retain the ability to
divide
• It is even possible to grow an entire plant from
a single parenchyma cell.
• Most abundant
• Thin cell wall + large vacuole
53. 1.1 Alteration of generations
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• Actually found in various types of algae
(but charophytes) and all plant.
54. 1.2 Multicellular compartment
• Meristem
Evolved to live in terrestrial habitat
>> develop Apical meristems to allow
elongation of shoot and root
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• Multicellular Gametangia
Evolved to live in terrestrial habitat
>> develop Gametangia to allow
gametogenesis and fertilization on site
• Walled Spores Produced in
Sporangia
Evolved to live in terrestrial habitat
>> develop spore coated with sporopollenin
to allow spores to resistant to harsh
environments
55. 1.3 Dependent embryos
• The parental tissues
1. protect the developing embryo from harsh
environmental conditions
2. placental transfer cells provide nutrients such
as sugars and amino acids.
• The multicellular, dependent embryo of
plants is such a significant derived trait
that plants are also known as
“embryophytes”
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56. 2. Photosynthesis
• Photoautotrophic plants
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Light = energy source
CO2 = carbon source
• Photosynthesis
Goal= Convert energy and
use it to produce sugar
A major difference between plants and most animals is that
plant growth is not limited to an embryonic or juvenile period.
Instead, growth occurs throughout the plant’s life, a process
called indeterminate growth. Plants can keep growing
because they have undifferentiated tissues called meristems
containing cells that can divide, leading to new cells that elongate and become differentiated (Figure 35.11). Except for dormant periods, most plants grow continuously. In contrast, most
animals and some plant organs—such as leaves, thorns, and
flowers—undergo determinate growth; they stop growing
after reaching a certain size.