I. Overview – Plant Systems
II. Plant cell types & tissues
Cell Types: Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma
A. Dermal
B. Vascular
C. Ground
III. Plant organs
A. Roots
B. Stems
C. Leaves
IV. Plant Growth
A. Meristems
B. Primary vs. secondary
V. Preparation for next lecture
Plant Structure, Growth, Development
Plants are notably different from animals:
1. SA:V ratio
2. Mobility
3. Growth
4. Response to environment
5. Cell structure
Setting the scene - animal bodies
Cells  Tissues  Organs  Systems
Plant “bodies”
Three Basic Plant Organs:
Roots, Stems, and Leaves
(also flowers, branches)
Plants, like multicellular
animals, have organs
composed of different
tissues, which in turn
are composed of cells
Shoot
system
Leaf
Stem
Root
system
• Each plant organ has
dermal, vascular, and
ground tissues
• Each of these three
categories forms a
system
– Roots
– Shoots
– Vascular
Plant Tissues
Dermal
tissue
Ground
tissue Vascular
tissue
1) Dermal Tissues
• Outer covering
• Protection
3) Ground Tissues
• “Body” of plant
• Photosynthesis; storage; support
2) Vascular Tissues
• “Vessels” throughout plant
• Transport materials
Plant Tissues
Three basic cell types:
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
What type of tissue transports fluids in plants?
A. Dermal
B. Roots
C. Vascular
D. Stems
E. Ground
Plant Cell Types
Plant cell structure recap
Cell wall, plasmodesmata
Primary wall (some have
secondary wall), middle lamella
Plant Cell Types
1) ParenchymaParenchyma (most abundant):
• plant metabolism:
Photosynthesis;
hormone secretion;
sugar storage
Flexible, thin-walled cells; living
renchyma cells in
odea leaf,(w/chloroplasts) • thin wall permeable to gasses
• large central vacuole
• able to divide and differentiate
2) CollenchymaCollenchyma:
Thick-walled (uneven); living
• Offers support
(flexible & strong)
• Able to elongate
• Grouped in
strands, lack
secondary wall
Collenchyma cells sunflower
Plant Cell Types
3) SclerenchymaSclerenchyma: Thick, hard-walled; Dead
• Offer support (e.g. hemp
fibers; nut shells)
• Thick secondary walls
with lignin
• Rigid (cannot elongate)
• Two types –
sclereids and fibers
Sclereid cells
in pear (LM)
Fiber cells in ash tree
l wall
Plant Cell Types
Which is a plant cell type?
A. secondary
B. vascular
C. ground
D. collenchyma
E. leaves
Dermal Tissue System (Covering of Plant):
1) Epidermal Tissue
(epidermis): Outer layer
Cuticle: Waxy covering -
reduces evaporation/ predation
Root Hairs: extended root
surface - Increase absorption
Plant Tissues - Dermis
2) Peridermal Tissue (periderm):
• Only in woody plants (“bark = dead cells”)
• Protection; support
Plant Tissues - Dermis
Special Dermal Cells – Trichomes & Root hairs
• Trichomes
– Hairlike outgrowths of
epidermis
– Keep leaf surfaces cool
and reduce evaporation
• Roots hairs
– Tube extensions from
epidermal cells
– Greatly increase the root’s
surface area for absorption
Guard cells
Stoma
Epidermal cell
Guard cells
Stomata
Epidermal cell
Guard cells
Stoma
Epidermal cell
Guard cells
Stomata
Epidermal cell
4 µm 200 µm
71 µm
a. c.
b.
Plant Tissues - Dermis
Paired sausage-shaped cells
Flank a stoma – epidermal
opening
• Passageway for oxygen,
carbon dioxide, and
water vapor
Special Dermal Cells – Guard Cells
Vascular tissues made up of multiple cell types:
Plant Tissues - Vascular
Arranged in multiple bundles
or central cylinder
Xylem – water and nutrients
Phloem – dissolved sugars and metabolites
1) Xylem (dead at maturity): water and minerals roots to shoots
Plant Tissues - Vascular
A) Tracheids: Narrow, tube-like cells
B) Vessel Elements: Wide, tube-like cells
C) Fibers
1) Xylem:
Plant Tissues - Vascular
Tracheids:
- Most vascular plants
- Long, thin, tapered ends, lignified
secondary walls
- Water moves cell to cell through pits
Vessel elements:
- Wider and shorter
- Perforation plates ends of vessel
elements
- water flows freely though perforation
plates
A) Sieve Tubes: Wide, tube-like cells
B) Companion Cells: support and regulate sieve tubes
2) Phloem (living at maturity) cells:
Plant Tissues - Vascular
- Moves water, sugar, amino
acids & hormones
2) Phloem (living at maturity)
Plant Tissues - Vascular
Sieve tube elements/members
• Living parenchyma
• Long narrow cells stack end to end
• Pores in end walls (sieve plates)
• Lack most cellular structures including:
• Distinct vacuole, Some cytoskeletal
elements, Nucleus, Ribosomes
Companion Cells:
• Adjacent to every sieve tube
element
• Non-conducting.
• Regulate both cells
• Connected by numerous
plasmodesmata
Dicots Monocots
Vasculature - Comparisons
Monocots and dicots differ in the arrangement of
vessels in the roots and stems
Root
Stem
Plant Tissues – Ground Tissue
• Tissues that are neither
dermal nor vascular are
ground tissue
• Ground tissue internal to
the vascular tissue is
pith; ground tissue
external to the vascular
tissue is cortex
• Ground tissue includes
cells specialized for
storage, photosynthesis,
and support
• Roots need sugars from photosynthesis;
• Shoots rely on water and
minerals absorbed by the
root system
Roots - Overview
• Root Roles:
- Anchoring the plant
- Absorbing minerals and water
- Storing organic nutrients
Taproots: Fibrous roots:
Typical of dicots,
primary root forms
and small branch
roots grow from it
In monocots mostly,
primary root dies,
replaced by new
roots from stem
Roots - Comparisons
Roots – Structure and Development
• Four regions:
– Root cap
Protection, gravity detection
– Zone of cell division
Mitotic divisions
– Zone of elongation
Cells lengthen, no division
– Zone of maturation
Cells differentiate, outer layer
becomes dermis
Roots – Structure and Development
In maturation zone, Casparian strip forms –
waterproof barrier material surrounding vasculature
Roots – Structure and Development
1250 µm
Epidermis
Primary phloem
Primary xylem
Pith
MonocotEudicot
Endodermis
Cortex
Epidermis
Primary xylem
Pericycle
Primary phloem
48 µm
385 µm
8 µm
Endodermis
Location of
Casparian strip
Endodermis
Location of
Casparian strip
Cortex
Pericycle
Prop roots
“Strangling”
aerial roots
Storage roots
Buttress
roots
Pneumatophores
Roots – Many Plants Have
Modified Roots
Water storage
Stem: an organ made of
– An alternating system
of nodes, points at
which leaves attach
– Internodes, stem length
between nodes
Stems - Overview
• Axillary bud - structure
that can form a lateral
shoot, or branch
• Apical/terminal bud -
located near the shoot
tip, lengthens a shoot
• Apical dominance
maintains dormancy in
most nonapical buds
Apical bud
Node
Internode
Apical
bud
Shoot
system
Vegetative
shoot
Axillary
bud
Stem
Phloem Xylem
Sclerenchyma
(fiber cells)
Ground tissue
connecting
pith to cortex
Pith
Cortex
1 mm
Epidermis
Vascular
bundle
Cross section of stem with vascular bundles forming
a ring (typical of eudicots)
a)
Key
to labels
Dermal
Ground
Vascular
Cross section of stem with scattered vascular bundles
(typical of monocots)
(b)
1 mm
Epidermis
Vascular
bundles
Ground
tissue
• In most monocot stems, the vascular bundles are scattered
throughout the ground tissue, rather than forming a ring
Vasculature - Stems
Dicot Monocot
Stems – Structure and Development
• Stems have all three types of
plant tissue
• Grow by division at meristems
– Develop into leaves, other
shoots, and even flowers
• Leaves may be arranged in
one of three ways
Rhizomes
Bulbs
Storage leaves
Stem
Stolons
Stolon
Tubers
Stems – Many Plants
Have Modified Stems
The leaf is the main photosynthetic
organ of most vascular plants
Leaves - Overview
Shoot
system
Leaf
Blade
Petiole
Leaves generally have
a flattened blade
and a stalk called the
petiole, which joins the leaf
to a node of the stem
Leaves – Structure and Development
• Leaves are
several layers
thick – each
with different
cell types
Leaves – Structure and Development
• Most dicots have 2
types of mesophyll
– Palisade mesophyll
high photosynthesis
– Spongy mesophyll
air spaces for gas
& water exchange
• Monocot leaves have 1
type of mesophyll
Leaves
• Leaf epidermis contains stomata - allow CO2 exchange
• Stomata flanked by two guard cells, control open vs. closed
Key
to labels
Dermal
Ground
Vascular
Cuticle Sclerenchyma
fibers
Stoma
undle-
heath
ll
Xylem
Phloem
a) Cutaway drawing of leaf tissues
Guard
cells
Vein
Cuticle
Lower
epidermis
Spongy
mesophyll
Palisade
mesophyll
Upper
epidermis
Guard
cells
Stomatal
pore
Surface view of a spiderwort
(Tradescantia) leaf (LM)
Epidermal
cell
(b)
50µm100µm
Vein Air spaces Guard cells
Cross section of a lilac
(Syringa)) leaf (LM)
(c)
Most dicots have
branch-like veins and
palmate leaf shape
Monocots have parallel
leaf veins and longer,
slender blades
Leaves - Comparisons
Monocots and dicots differ in the arrangement of veins,
the vascular tissue of leaves
Tendrils
Spines
Storage
leaves
Reproductive leaves
Bracts
Leaves – Plants have
modified leaves for
various functions
Plant Classification – Monocots vs. Dicots
Basic categories of plants based on structure and function
Plant Growth:
1) Indeterminate: Grow throughout life
2) Growth at “tips” (length) and at
“hips” (girth)
Growth patterns in plant:
1) Meristem Cells: Dividing Cells
2) Differentiated Cells: Cells specialized in structure & role
• Form stable, permanent part of plant
Plant Growth
1) Primary Growth:
1) Increased length
2) Specialized structures (e.g. fruits)
2) Secondary Growth:
Responsible for increases in stem/root diameter
• Apical Meristems:
Mitotic cells at “tips” of roots / stems
• Lateral Meristems:
Mitotic cells “hips” of plant
Plant Growth
girth
length
Shoot apical meristem Leaf primordia
Young
leaf
Developing
vascular
strand
Axillary bud
meristems
Plant Growth
Shoot tip (shoot
apical meristem
and young leaves)
Lateral meristems:
Axillary bud
meristem
Vascular cambium
Cork cambium
Root apical
meristems
Primary growth in stems
Epidermis
Cortex
Primary phloem
Primary xylem
Pith
Secondary growth in stems
Periderm
Cork
cambium
Cortex
Primary
phloem
Secondary
phloem
Pith
Primary
xylem
Secondary
xylem
Vascular cambium
Plant Growth
Two lateral meristems: vascular cambium and cork cambium
Stem – Secondary Growth:
• thicker, stronger stems
Vascular Cambium: between
primary xylem and phloem
primary phloem
vascular cambium
primary xylem
epidermis
cortex
pith
primary xylem
primary phloem
dividing
vascular
cambium
Plant Growth
Produces inside stem:
A) Secondary xylem
- moves H2O, inward
B) Secondary phloem
- moves sugars, outward
Plant Growth
primary
phloem
dividing
vascular
cambium
new
secondary
xylem
new
secondary
phloem
primary
xylem
secondary phloem
primary phloem
vascular cambium
primary xylem
secondary xylem
pith
cortex
Secondary growth
Vascular Cambium:
Vascular cambium Growth
Secondary
xylem
After one year
of growth
After two years
of growth
Secondary
phloem
Vascular
cambium
X X
X X
X
X
P P
P
P
C
C
C
C
C
C
C C
C
C
C
C
C
A cross section of what tissue is pictured?
A. Monocot root
B. Dicot root
C. Monocot stem
D. Dicot stem
Things To Do After Lecture 5…
Reading and Preparation:
1. Re-read today’s lecture, highlight all vocabulary you do not
understand, and look up terms.
2. Ch. 35 Self-Quiz: #1, 3, 6, 7 (correct answers in back of book)
3. Read chapter 35, focus on material covered in lecture (terms,
concepts, and figures!)
4. Skim next lecture.
“HOMEWORK” (NOT COLLECTED – but things to think about for studying):
1. Compare and contrast monocots and dicots.
2. List the different types of plant cells and describe which tissues and
organs they make up, including roles for each organ.
3. Explain the different between apical and lateral meristems and how
growth occurs.
4. Discuss the composition of bark and it’s function for plants (do all plants
have this tissue?)

Plant structure, growth development

  • 2.
    I. Overview –Plant Systems II. Plant cell types & tissues Cell Types: Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma A. Dermal B. Vascular C. Ground III. Plant organs A. Roots B. Stems C. Leaves IV. Plant Growth A. Meristems B. Primary vs. secondary V. Preparation for next lecture
  • 3.
    Plant Structure, Growth,Development Plants are notably different from animals: 1. SA:V ratio 2. Mobility 3. Growth 4. Response to environment 5. Cell structure
  • 4.
    Setting the scene- animal bodies Cells  Tissues  Organs  Systems
  • 5.
    Plant “bodies” Three BasicPlant Organs: Roots, Stems, and Leaves (also flowers, branches) Plants, like multicellular animals, have organs composed of different tissues, which in turn are composed of cells Shoot system Leaf Stem Root system
  • 6.
    • Each plantorgan has dermal, vascular, and ground tissues • Each of these three categories forms a system – Roots – Shoots – Vascular Plant Tissues Dermal tissue Ground tissue Vascular tissue
  • 7.
    1) Dermal Tissues •Outer covering • Protection 3) Ground Tissues • “Body” of plant • Photosynthesis; storage; support 2) Vascular Tissues • “Vessels” throughout plant • Transport materials Plant Tissues Three basic cell types: Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma
  • 8.
    What type oftissue transports fluids in plants? A. Dermal B. Roots C. Vascular D. Stems E. Ground
  • 9.
    Plant Cell Types Plantcell structure recap Cell wall, plasmodesmata Primary wall (some have secondary wall), middle lamella
  • 10.
    Plant Cell Types 1)ParenchymaParenchyma (most abundant): • plant metabolism: Photosynthesis; hormone secretion; sugar storage Flexible, thin-walled cells; living renchyma cells in odea leaf,(w/chloroplasts) • thin wall permeable to gasses • large central vacuole • able to divide and differentiate
  • 11.
    2) CollenchymaCollenchyma: Thick-walled (uneven);living • Offers support (flexible & strong) • Able to elongate • Grouped in strands, lack secondary wall Collenchyma cells sunflower Plant Cell Types
  • 12.
    3) SclerenchymaSclerenchyma: Thick,hard-walled; Dead • Offer support (e.g. hemp fibers; nut shells) • Thick secondary walls with lignin • Rigid (cannot elongate) • Two types – sclereids and fibers Sclereid cells in pear (LM) Fiber cells in ash tree l wall Plant Cell Types
  • 13.
    Which is aplant cell type? A. secondary B. vascular C. ground D. collenchyma E. leaves
  • 14.
    Dermal Tissue System(Covering of Plant): 1) Epidermal Tissue (epidermis): Outer layer Cuticle: Waxy covering - reduces evaporation/ predation Root Hairs: extended root surface - Increase absorption Plant Tissues - Dermis 2) Peridermal Tissue (periderm): • Only in woody plants (“bark = dead cells”) • Protection; support
  • 15.
    Plant Tissues -Dermis Special Dermal Cells – Trichomes & Root hairs • Trichomes – Hairlike outgrowths of epidermis – Keep leaf surfaces cool and reduce evaporation • Roots hairs – Tube extensions from epidermal cells – Greatly increase the root’s surface area for absorption
  • 16.
    Guard cells Stoma Epidermal cell Guardcells Stomata Epidermal cell Guard cells Stoma Epidermal cell Guard cells Stomata Epidermal cell 4 µm 200 µm 71 µm a. c. b. Plant Tissues - Dermis Paired sausage-shaped cells Flank a stoma – epidermal opening • Passageway for oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor Special Dermal Cells – Guard Cells
  • 17.
    Vascular tissues madeup of multiple cell types: Plant Tissues - Vascular Arranged in multiple bundles or central cylinder Xylem – water and nutrients Phloem – dissolved sugars and metabolites
  • 18.
    1) Xylem (deadat maturity): water and minerals roots to shoots Plant Tissues - Vascular A) Tracheids: Narrow, tube-like cells B) Vessel Elements: Wide, tube-like cells C) Fibers
  • 19.
    1) Xylem: Plant Tissues- Vascular Tracheids: - Most vascular plants - Long, thin, tapered ends, lignified secondary walls - Water moves cell to cell through pits Vessel elements: - Wider and shorter - Perforation plates ends of vessel elements - water flows freely though perforation plates
  • 20.
    A) Sieve Tubes:Wide, tube-like cells B) Companion Cells: support and regulate sieve tubes 2) Phloem (living at maturity) cells: Plant Tissues - Vascular
  • 21.
    - Moves water,sugar, amino acids & hormones 2) Phloem (living at maturity) Plant Tissues - Vascular Sieve tube elements/members • Living parenchyma • Long narrow cells stack end to end • Pores in end walls (sieve plates) • Lack most cellular structures including: • Distinct vacuole, Some cytoskeletal elements, Nucleus, Ribosomes Companion Cells: • Adjacent to every sieve tube element • Non-conducting. • Regulate both cells • Connected by numerous plasmodesmata
  • 22.
    Dicots Monocots Vasculature -Comparisons Monocots and dicots differ in the arrangement of vessels in the roots and stems Root Stem
  • 23.
    Plant Tissues –Ground Tissue • Tissues that are neither dermal nor vascular are ground tissue • Ground tissue internal to the vascular tissue is pith; ground tissue external to the vascular tissue is cortex • Ground tissue includes cells specialized for storage, photosynthesis, and support
  • 24.
    • Roots needsugars from photosynthesis; • Shoots rely on water and minerals absorbed by the root system Roots - Overview • Root Roles: - Anchoring the plant - Absorbing minerals and water - Storing organic nutrients
  • 25.
    Taproots: Fibrous roots: Typicalof dicots, primary root forms and small branch roots grow from it In monocots mostly, primary root dies, replaced by new roots from stem Roots - Comparisons
  • 26.
    Roots – Structureand Development • Four regions: – Root cap Protection, gravity detection – Zone of cell division Mitotic divisions – Zone of elongation Cells lengthen, no division – Zone of maturation Cells differentiate, outer layer becomes dermis
  • 27.
    Roots – Structureand Development In maturation zone, Casparian strip forms – waterproof barrier material surrounding vasculature
  • 28.
    Roots – Structureand Development 1250 µm Epidermis Primary phloem Primary xylem Pith MonocotEudicot Endodermis Cortex Epidermis Primary xylem Pericycle Primary phloem 48 µm 385 µm 8 µm Endodermis Location of Casparian strip Endodermis Location of Casparian strip Cortex Pericycle
  • 29.
    Prop roots “Strangling” aerial roots Storageroots Buttress roots Pneumatophores Roots – Many Plants Have Modified Roots Water storage
  • 30.
    Stem: an organmade of – An alternating system of nodes, points at which leaves attach – Internodes, stem length between nodes Stems - Overview • Axillary bud - structure that can form a lateral shoot, or branch • Apical/terminal bud - located near the shoot tip, lengthens a shoot • Apical dominance maintains dormancy in most nonapical buds Apical bud Node Internode Apical bud Shoot system Vegetative shoot Axillary bud Stem
  • 31.
    Phloem Xylem Sclerenchyma (fiber cells) Groundtissue connecting pith to cortex Pith Cortex 1 mm Epidermis Vascular bundle Cross section of stem with vascular bundles forming a ring (typical of eudicots) a) Key to labels Dermal Ground Vascular Cross section of stem with scattered vascular bundles (typical of monocots) (b) 1 mm Epidermis Vascular bundles Ground tissue • In most monocot stems, the vascular bundles are scattered throughout the ground tissue, rather than forming a ring Vasculature - Stems Dicot Monocot
  • 32.
    Stems – Structureand Development • Stems have all three types of plant tissue • Grow by division at meristems – Develop into leaves, other shoots, and even flowers • Leaves may be arranged in one of three ways
  • 33.
  • 34.
    The leaf isthe main photosynthetic organ of most vascular plants Leaves - Overview Shoot system Leaf Blade Petiole Leaves generally have a flattened blade and a stalk called the petiole, which joins the leaf to a node of the stem
  • 35.
    Leaves – Structureand Development • Leaves are several layers thick – each with different cell types
  • 36.
    Leaves – Structureand Development • Most dicots have 2 types of mesophyll – Palisade mesophyll high photosynthesis – Spongy mesophyll air spaces for gas & water exchange • Monocot leaves have 1 type of mesophyll
  • 37.
    Leaves • Leaf epidermiscontains stomata - allow CO2 exchange • Stomata flanked by two guard cells, control open vs. closed Key to labels Dermal Ground Vascular Cuticle Sclerenchyma fibers Stoma undle- heath ll Xylem Phloem a) Cutaway drawing of leaf tissues Guard cells Vein Cuticle Lower epidermis Spongy mesophyll Palisade mesophyll Upper epidermis Guard cells Stomatal pore Surface view of a spiderwort (Tradescantia) leaf (LM) Epidermal cell (b) 50µm100µm Vein Air spaces Guard cells Cross section of a lilac (Syringa)) leaf (LM) (c)
  • 38.
    Most dicots have branch-likeveins and palmate leaf shape Monocots have parallel leaf veins and longer, slender blades Leaves - Comparisons Monocots and dicots differ in the arrangement of veins, the vascular tissue of leaves
  • 39.
    Tendrils Spines Storage leaves Reproductive leaves Bracts Leaves –Plants have modified leaves for various functions
  • 40.
    Plant Classification –Monocots vs. Dicots Basic categories of plants based on structure and function
  • 41.
    Plant Growth: 1) Indeterminate:Grow throughout life 2) Growth at “tips” (length) and at “hips” (girth) Growth patterns in plant: 1) Meristem Cells: Dividing Cells 2) Differentiated Cells: Cells specialized in structure & role • Form stable, permanent part of plant Plant Growth
  • 42.
    1) Primary Growth: 1)Increased length 2) Specialized structures (e.g. fruits) 2) Secondary Growth: Responsible for increases in stem/root diameter • Apical Meristems: Mitotic cells at “tips” of roots / stems • Lateral Meristems: Mitotic cells “hips” of plant Plant Growth girth length
  • 43.
    Shoot apical meristemLeaf primordia Young leaf Developing vascular strand Axillary bud meristems Plant Growth
  • 44.
    Shoot tip (shoot apicalmeristem and young leaves) Lateral meristems: Axillary bud meristem Vascular cambium Cork cambium Root apical meristems Primary growth in stems Epidermis Cortex Primary phloem Primary xylem Pith Secondary growth in stems Periderm Cork cambium Cortex Primary phloem Secondary phloem Pith Primary xylem Secondary xylem Vascular cambium Plant Growth Two lateral meristems: vascular cambium and cork cambium
  • 45.
    Stem – SecondaryGrowth: • thicker, stronger stems Vascular Cambium: between primary xylem and phloem primary phloem vascular cambium primary xylem epidermis cortex pith primary xylem primary phloem dividing vascular cambium Plant Growth Produces inside stem: A) Secondary xylem - moves H2O, inward B) Secondary phloem - moves sugars, outward
  • 46.
    Plant Growth primary phloem dividing vascular cambium new secondary xylem new secondary phloem primary xylem secondary phloem primaryphloem vascular cambium primary xylem secondary xylem pith cortex Secondary growth Vascular Cambium: Vascular cambium Growth Secondary xylem After one year of growth After two years of growth Secondary phloem Vascular cambium X X X X X X P P P P C C C C C C C C C C C C C
  • 47.
    A cross sectionof what tissue is pictured? A. Monocot root B. Dicot root C. Monocot stem D. Dicot stem
  • 48.
    Things To DoAfter Lecture 5… Reading and Preparation: 1. Re-read today’s lecture, highlight all vocabulary you do not understand, and look up terms. 2. Ch. 35 Self-Quiz: #1, 3, 6, 7 (correct answers in back of book) 3. Read chapter 35, focus on material covered in lecture (terms, concepts, and figures!) 4. Skim next lecture. “HOMEWORK” (NOT COLLECTED – but things to think about for studying): 1. Compare and contrast monocots and dicots. 2. List the different types of plant cells and describe which tissues and organs they make up, including roles for each organ. 3. Explain the different between apical and lateral meristems and how growth occurs. 4. Discuss the composition of bark and it’s function for plants (do all plants have this tissue?)

Editor's Notes

  • #11 FIGURE 42-5 The structure of ground tissue (a) Parenchyma cells are living and serve many functions. They have thin, flexible primary cell walls. These parenchyma cells are used for starch storage in a potato. (b) Collenchyma cells are living and have thickened, but somewhat flexible, primary walls. They help support the plant body (as seen in this celery stalk). (c) Sclerenchyma cells have thick, rigid secondary cell walls and die after they differentiate. Illustrated are "stone cells" that give pear fruit its slightly gritty texture.
  • #12 FIGURE 42-5 The structure of ground tissue (a) Parenchyma cells are living and serve many functions. They have thin, flexible primary cell walls. These parenchyma cells are used for starch storage in a potato. (b) Collenchyma cells are living and have thickened, but somewhat flexible, primary walls. They help support the plant body (as seen in this celery stalk). (c) Sclerenchyma cells have thick, rigid secondary cell walls and die after they differentiate. Illustrated are "stone cells" that give pear fruit its slightly gritty texture.
  • #13 FIGURE 42-5 The structure of ground tissue (a) Parenchyma cells are living and serve many functions. They have thin, flexible primary cell walls. These parenchyma cells are used for starch storage in a potato. (b) Collenchyma cells are living and have thickened, but somewhat flexible, primary walls. They help support the plant body (as seen in this celery stalk). (c) Sclerenchyma cells have thick, rigid secondary cell walls and die after they differentiate. Illustrated are "stone cells" that give pear fruit its slightly gritty texture.
  • #30 Figure 35.4 Modified roots
  • #32 Figure 35.17 Organization of primary tissues in young stems
  • #34 Figure 35.5 Modified stems
  • #38 Figure 35.17 Organization of primary tissues in young stems
  • #40 Figure 35.7 Modified leaves
  • #44 Figure 35.16 The shoot tip
  • #45 Figure 35.11 An overview of primary and secondary growth