03.24.2021 - Plant Stems

03.24.2021 - Plant Stems

Purpose of Plant Stems

• Primary functions of stems are:

• support and elevate the leaves

• transport water and nutrients between roots and shoots

• store water and nutrients

Open Ended

What is one of the purposes of plant stems?

Multiple Select

These two parts of plant stems help water, sugar (glucose) and minerals move around in plants

• veins

• xylem

• phloem

• arteries

Xylem and Phloem

• Xylem - One Way Only! Moves water and minerals UP from the roots

• Phloem - Two Way flow - Moves water and food produced in the leaf to other parts of the plant

Multiple Choice

Which of following plant tissues transports water and nutrients one way only?

• X-Men

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Stem

Phototropism

Plants ability to grow towards any light source

Heliotropism

the directional growth of a plant in response to sunlight.

Open Ended

What is the difference between Phototropism and Heliotropism?