Plant Body

Plant Body

Organ

Organized groups of tissues that work together to perform specific functions essential for plant survival and reproduction

Roots

Anchors plant to ground, absorbs water/minerals, produces hormones

Radicle

1st part of plant to emerge from the seed growing to form root system

Root Hairs

Projections from root, increases absorption

Primary (Tap) Root

Central root of a plant that develops directly from the radicle, growing straight downward into the soil

Lateral Root

Horizontal branches growing from primary taproot, crucial for increasing surface area to absorb water and nutrients

Shoot

Contains vascular tissue, transports water + minerals

Stem

Main structural axis of a plant's shoot system, typically growing above ground to support leaves, flowers, and fruits (nodes/internodes)

Nodes

Small, raised, or knob-like joints on a plant stem where leaves, branches, or aerial roots attach and grow

Internodes

The section of a plant stem situated between two consecutive nodes

Stolons

Horizontal stems that grow above the soil surface, acting as a method of asexual reproduction for plants

Leaves

Photosynthesize

Blade

The broad, flat, and green portion of a plant leaf

Petiole

Slender, stalk-like structure that connects a plant's leaf blade to the stem at a node (nutrient transportation)

Axillary Bud

Embryonic shoot located in the axil which acts as a growth point for new branches or flowers

Terminal Bud

Primary growing point located at the very tip (apex) of a plant stem or branch, rather than on a leaf itself

Tendrils

Leaves that attach to objects

Bulbs

Leaves that store food

Monocot

1 cotyledon, petals in multiples of 3, parallel veins, scattered xylem/phloem, fibrous roots

Dicot (Eudicot)

2 cotyledons, petals in multiples of 4/5, net veins, vascular bundles organized in ring, taproot