Biology Worksheet –

Plants Anatomy and Functionality

Part 1 – Complete the following exercises:

Macro-classification of the plants: Bryophytes and Tracheophytes provide a list of features:
bryophytes tracheophytes

Micro-classification of the plants: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, provide a list of features

gymnosperms angiosperms

What are the major evolutionary characteristics and developments that allowed the plants to pass from a
water environment to dry land?

We see plants growing in 3D, first from down to up, then from center to outer
Provide a wide description for both Primary (from down to up) and secondary, from center to outer.
What is the structure of the Roots? Picture and description, for each of the four parts
Epidermis

Cortex

Stele

Endoderm

Describe how the roots are acting as main absorber part of water and nutrient in the plant. How can these
nutrients climb up from roots to the leaves?

Are all the roots the same? What are Aerial and what are Prop? Provide examples and definition.
Definition Example
Aerial roots

Prop roots

What is a Stem? What is the structure of a stem?

What is a leaf? What is the structure of a leaf, what are the tasks for each part?
(cuticle, upper epidermis, palisade mesophyll, bundle sheat, vein, spongy mesophyll, air space, lower
epidesmis, stomata)

Why are stomatas so important? In which occasion did we already see these parts and with what action?

There are three types of plant tissue, provide name and definition

There are three types of plant cell, provide name and definition.
What is the main way of reproduction for plants?

Provide a picture of a flower with all the parts in evidence for what concern the reproductive apparatus.

How does the pollination happens?

What is a seed? How is it structured?

Provide description for each type of plant in the following squares:

Mosses

Ferns

Seed Plants
What are the two modalities for the plants to responde to stimuli? Provide descriptions and examples.
Hormons Example

Tropism Example