Plant Structure

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Plant Structure
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Plants
protects root while growing
anchor plant to soil
parts
root cap
absorb H2O minerals
roots
root hairs
store food
absorb H2O from soil
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supports leaves and flowers
roots
moves material up down the plant
stem
some contain chlorophyll for food making
make food (photosynthesis)
leaves
reproductive organ
flowers
seeds form in ovary
fruit
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algae, moss liverworts ferns
seedless
plants
seeds
angiosperms
gymnosperms
seeds not covered
covered seed seeds form in fruit
ginkgoes cycads, conifers
monocot
dicot
1 cotyledon in each seed
2 cotyledons in each seed
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plants
plant cell
cell wall
stiff covering that helps support plant
cell membrane
sac-like lining that controls movement in out
of cell
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chloroplasts
contain chlorophyll, green bodies that trap
sunlight in food making