Parts

of a

Plant

EDU 225

By: Tarl Sanders

Instructor Clark
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Lets Learn About Plants

Flower

Stem

Bud

Leaf
Soil
Root

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Seed/Bulb
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Flower
May be Brightly
Colored to attract
Insects

Collets Pollen and grains

(female part of flower

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Protect the unopened flower bud

"Flower Structure, Pollination and

Fertilisation."

Consisting of anther held up

on the filament (male part of
the flower

Produces sugary nectar

which attracts insects

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Bud
Scaly leaves act as a structure that is morphologically a
leaf often reduced in size (protects what is inside)

Leaves that are in the inside are full of

food to feed the bud.
The bud is the beginning of a new flower

The lateral buds will grow into to buds after the

flower has opened.

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"VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION."

Stem

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"Pathway of Water in Root."

Leaf

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Roots

The taproot makes up the largest part

of the root system and dives the
deepest into the soil

Lateral roots branch off from the taproot

to access other nutrients

"Parts of a Plant."

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Rost, 1996

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Bulb/seed
A store of food (starch) for the young
plant to use until it is large enough to
make its own food.
Consisting of the young root
and shoot which will develop
into the adult plant

A tough protective outer

covering

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"Flower Structure, Pollination and
Fertilisation."

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Soil
The plant depends
on the roots to draw
minerals from the
soil
The minerals are turned
into nutrients that then
are used by the plant to
continue growing and
multiplying

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They Are Humic and Fulvic.

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References

"Flower Structure, Pollination and Fertilisation." BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

"Gardening Airy Fairies." : Photosynthesis. Blogger, 2 Feb. 2012. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

"Pathway of Water in Root." Passage of Water in Root or. NCS Pearson, 2014. Web. 01 Feb. 2015.

"Parts of a Plant." BioConnect. Tangient LLC, 2015. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

Rost, Thomas L. "Roots in General." Roots in General. University of California Davis, 1996. Web. 02
Feb. 2015

"They Are Humic and Fulvic" Mother Earth Labs, Inc. The Gift More Information. The Logo
Boutique, 2012. Web. 02 Feb. 2015

"VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION." VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2015.

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