Parts of Plants
& their Function
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1. Parts of a Plant Video
This video will introduce you to the different parts of plants and their functions.
2. Diagram of a Plant
Below is a diagram of a flower with its major parts labelled. Use this diagram to draw your own diagram of a flower. Ensure to label each of the significant parts.
3. Functions of Plant Parts
Roots
Roots act like straws absorbing water and minerals from the soil. Tiny root hairs stick out of the root, helping in the absorption. Roots help to anchor the plant in the soil so it does not fall over. Roots also store extra food for future use.
Stem
Stems do many things. They support the plant. They act like the plant's plumbing system, conducting water and nutrients from the roots and food in the form of glucose from the leaves to other plant parts. Stems can be herbaceous like the bendable stem of a daisy or woody like the trunk of an oak tree.
Leaves
Most plants' food is made in their leaves. Leaves are designed to capture sunlight which the plant uses to make food through a process called photosynthesis.
Flowers
Flowers are the reproductive part of most plants. Flowers contain pollen and tiny eggs called ovules. After pollination of the flower and fertilization of the ovule, the ovule develops into a fruit.
Seeds
Seeds contain new plants. Seeds form in fruit.
Fruits
Fruit provides a covering for seeds. Fruit can be fleshy like an apple or hard like a nut.
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Roots act like straws absorbing water and minerals from the soil. Tiny root hairs stick out of the root, helping in the absorption. Roots help to anchor the plant in the soil so it does not fall over. Roots also store extra food for future use.
Stem
Stems do many things. They support the plant. They act like the plant's plumbing system, conducting water and nutrients from the roots and food in the form of glucose from the leaves to other plant parts. Stems can be herbaceous like the bendable stem of a daisy or woody like the trunk of an oak tree.
Leaves
Most plants' food is made in their leaves. Leaves are designed to capture sunlight which the plant uses to make food through a process called photosynthesis.
Flowers
Flowers are the reproductive part of most plants. Flowers contain pollen and tiny eggs called ovules. After pollination of the flower and fertilization of the ovule, the ovule develops into a fruit.
Seeds
Seeds contain new plants. Seeds form in fruit.
Fruits
Fruit provides a covering for seeds. Fruit can be fleshy like an apple or hard like a nut.
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4. Extension Video Photosynthesis
This video is an introduction into how plants make their own food using the light from the sun.
5. Extension Video Coloured Flower
This video will show you how water is transferred through a flower.