Monday, May 27, 2013

Young Plant Structure and Function

*Nodes hold the buds.
*Terminal Buds are at the top of the stem. 
Leafs absorb sunlight.
*Cuticle is the waxy layer that retains water.
*Cotyledon the first seed leaves.
*Roots hairs are the lateral extension of main roots. 
*Primary roots are the main root that the hairs grow off of. Function of roots are to absorb water and nutrients. 
*Bud a knob like growth that develops into leaf, flower, or shoot 
*Adventitious/tap root main root of the plant usually stouter than the lateral roots and grows downward from the stem. 





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