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• 42.1 - How Are Plant Bodies Organized; How Do They Grow? p. 860
• 42.5 - How Do Plants Move Water Upward from Roots to Leaves? p. 876
Plant Anatomy
Systems and Tissues
• Parts of a Root:
• Root cap
• Root meristem
• Zone of elongation
• Zone of maturation
Root Anatomy:
Epidermis
• Root epidermis lacks a
cuticle, and is porous.
Usually has many root
hairs.
• Water enters through
membranes of
epidermal cells or
through spaces between
cells.
Root Anatomy:
Cortex
• Vascular Cylinder
contains:
• Phloem for moving
sugars.
• Xylem for moving
water and dissolved
minerals.
• Stop and think:
• On your own paper, list any roots that you have
used in the past few days.
• What qualities of the roots made them useful?
Stems
Stems:
Epidermis
• In herbaceous plants
and young woody
plants, the stem is
covered with
epidermis.
• Epidermis secretes
cuticle, has stomata,
and may be
photosynthetic.
Stems:
Cortex and Pith
• Primary Growth is
primarily vertical.