Stems have two functions, to support leaves and flowers and distribute water and food throughout the plant. Leaves support the root system by producing food for the plant through photosynthesis. Find out how this distribution works.
31.1: Activity: How plants are built
31.1: Activity: How plants are built,
Discover Biology 3rd Edition,
W.W. Norton,
Interactive labeling exercise.
http://nortonbooks.com/college/biology/animations/...
5th Grade Science - Plant Parts
5th Grade Science - Plant Parts
Freemont Magnet Elementary
Plants
Standard 2a Students know many multicellular organisms have specialized structures to support the transport of materials.
St
http://schools.bcsd.com/fremont/5th_Sci_Life_Plant...
Ascent of Sap | Transport of Water
Ascent of Sap | Transport of Water
TutorVista.com
Plants absorb water from the soil through the roots. Thus, water has to be transported upwards to the other parts of the plant. This upward move
http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology/biology-...
AZ Master Gardener Manual: Botany: Plant Parts and Functions
AZ Master Gardener Manual: Botany: Plant Parts and Functions
Arizona Cooperative Extension
College of Agriculture
The University of Arizona
The parts of a plant can be divided into two groups,
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/botany/plantp...
Basic Plant Structure
Basic Plant Structure
Golson Science Center
Plants come in a variety of different shapes and sizes. Not all plants have the same basic structure, but most of them share many different characteri
http://www.golsonscience.com/plants/basic_plant_st...
Colour your own flowers
Colour your own flowers
Kitchen Science Experiments
NakedScientist.com
Find out how to make your own garishly coloured flowers, and how it relates to the way plants lift water to their leaves.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kit...
Cork cambium
Cork cambium
Simple English Wikipedia
All-text article.
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_cambium
Diagram of the parts of a plant
Diagram of the parts of a plant
Plant-Biology.com
Diagram and definition of plant parts.
http://www.plant-biology.com/parts.php
Flower Roots Stems And Leaves Notes
Flower Roots Stems And Leaves Notes
AuthorSTREAM.com
A powerpoint presentation on plant parts.
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Gabir-103...
Function of Plant Parts
Function of Plant Parts
Queensland Science
Cross-section illustration of a leaf, its layers, and function.
http://qldscienceteachers.tripod.com/junior/biolog...
Great Plant Escape! The Great Plant Escape!
University of Illinois Extension
Welcome to the Great Plant Escape!
My name is Bud. My good friend Sprout and I are helping Detective LePlant on his search. You will fi
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/gpe.html
How Material Move Through a Plant
How Material Move Through a Plant
6th Grade
McMillan McGraw-Hill
Animation, with audio.
http://www.mhschool.com/science/2011/student/na/sc...
How Plants Get Water and NutrientsHow Plants Get Water and Nutrients
Dummies.com
Plants absorb nutrients and water through their roots, but photosynthesis, the process by which plants create their fuel, occurs in the leaves. There
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-plants-g...
How to Identify Plants. Important Features of Flowering Plants
How to Identify Plants. Important Features of Flowering Plants
Botany online - The Internet Hypertextbook
Text, pictures and illustrations on the stem, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.
http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e02/02...
Lenticel
Lenticel
Wikipedia.org
A lenticel is an airy aggregation of cells within the structural surfaces of the stems, roots, and other parts of vascular plants.
Visit the web site for photos and th
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticel
Name That Plant Part
Name That Plant Part
By buddy.tignor
SlideShare.net
Slide show on roots, stems, leaves, flower parts, and seed plants.
http://www.slideshare.net/buddy.tignor/name-that-p...
Parts of Plants
Parts of Plants
Tooter4kids.com
Find out the function of leaves, flowers, stems, roots and seeds.
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Plants/parts_of_plants....
Plant AnatomyPlant Anatomy
Factmonster.com
This page has several paragraphs on a plant cell, leaf, kinds of leaf, stem, root, and more.
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia...
Plant Biology: Roots, Shoots, Stems, and Leaves
Plant Biology: Roots, Shoots, Stems, and Leaves
Dumnmies.com
Your basic vascular plant parts are roots, shoots, stems, and leaves. Of course, there's a wealth of variety within these types or pa
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/plant-biolog...
Plant Structure
Plant Structure
On-line Biology Book
Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D
Estrella Mountain Community College
General Plant Organization
A plant has two organ systems: 1) the shoot system, and 2) the roo
http://www.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/farabee/bi...
Plant structure adaptations and responses
Plant structure adaptations and responses
Submitted by Sarah Berard
World of Teaching
Great Powerpoint presentation for study or review. It covers the structure and function of roots, stems, le
http://www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/biology...
Plant Structure and FunctionPlant Structure and Function
Department of Biological Science
University of Illinois, Chicago
College level; contains good illustrations.
The "Typical" Plant Body
The Root System
* Under
http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/labs/plant...
Plant Structure JPGPlant Structure JPG
Universe-review.ca
Visit the web site for image.
http://universe-review.ca/I10-22a-anatomy1.jpg
Plant Structure: Primary Growth
Plant Structure: Primary Growth
Prentice Hall School
Pearson Education Inc. BioCoach
Primary growth is the lengthening of the stem and roots.
All plant growth occurs by cell division and cell
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/bioc...
Plants and Their Structure Plants and Their Structure
Combination of text and illustrations.
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/sciences/botan...
Plants: Special Structure
Plants: Special Structure
Biology4kids.com
DIFFERENT PARTS = DIFFERENT ADVANTAGES
Obviously, not all plants look the same. They have different flowers, stems, and even root structures. Extreme
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_structure...
SparkNotes: Plant Structures SparkNotes: Plant Structures
Introduction and Summary
The parts of the plant are divided into two basic sections, the root and the shoot. The root is comprised of all the structures below the so
http://www.sparknotes.com/biology/plants/plantstru...
Stems And Leaves
Stems And Leaves
( Originally Published 1915 )
OldAndSold.com
In-depth, interesting, and all-text article.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles11/plants-diseas...
Sugar Transport in Plants Sugar Transport in Plants
Pearson Canada
Visit the web site for the animation.
http://www.pearsoned.ca/school/science11/biology11...
Support and transport in plants
Support and transport in plants
Submitted by Jayasree Vinod
World of Teaching
A Powerpoint presentation of 36 slides; wonderful graphics and illustrations.
http://www.worldofteaching.com/powerpoints/biology...
Tracheophytes
Tracheophytes
Image Credits: Clipart.com
NatureWorks
New Hampshire Public Television
Tracheophytes are plants with roots, stems and leaves. Some tracheophytes reproduce with seeds and some rep
http://www.nhptv.org/NatureWorks/nwep14d.htm
Transport in angiospermophytes
Transport in angiospermophytes
Click4biology.info
Combination of text and illustrations on root systems that provide uptake of water and minerals into plants, mineral absorption, plant support,
http://click4biology.info/c4b/9/plant9.2.htm
Vascular PlantsVascular Plants
6th Grade Activity
Harcourtschool.com
You can see how material flows through a plant.
Visit the web site to get started.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/vascular/va...
Water in Plants : Biology Online
Water in Plants
BiologyOnline.org
The movement of molecules, specifically water and any solutes, is vital to understand in light of plant processes. This will be more or less a quick review of
http://www.biology-online.org/11/8_water_in_plants...
Water movement through roots Water movement through roots
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
This animation follows the movement of a water molecule from the soil into a root where it encounters several paths of transport unt
http://croptechnology.unl.edu/pages/animation.php....