Plant Parts (Roots, Stem, Leaf)

Function to anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients; also sometimes used to store food.

• Seed

• Stem

• Root

• Leaf

This type of root system is seen above ground; they help prop plants up or help them climb.

• Fibrous

• Adventitious

• Taproot

• Cotyledon

Functions to support the branches and contains the vessels that carry food and water.

• Roots

• Seed

• Leaf

• Stem

The _________ carries water and minerals upward in a plant.

• Cambium layer

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Vein

The __________ carries food downward to the roots

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Epicotyl

• Cambium layer

Found at intervals along a stem, the ___________ is the site where the bud develops.

• leaf

• bud

• shoot

• node

Function to manufacture food for the plant using light energy.

• Flower

• Leaf

• Root

• Stem

When a plant leaf is capable of adjusting its angle of exposure to the sun, this is known as _____________.

• Germination

• Photosynthesis

• Phototropism

• Respiration

The following leaf has what type of leaf venation?

• Pinnate

• Parallel

• Palmate

• Reticulate

The following leaf has what type of leaf venation?

• Pinnate

• Parallel

• Palmate

• Reticulate