Biology 328 Plants and People Lab – 1: Vegetables

Overview Roster Introductions Student Info cards Syllabus

Background Roots Stems Leaves

Vegetative parts Monocot Dicot Roots Fibrous Fibrous, Tap root, prop root or combination thereof Vascular bundle (Stem) Scattered Radial Leaf venation Parallel Pinnate

Modifications Corm (stem)– Short, vertical, and underground. e.g., Taro Rhizome (stem) – Long, horizontal and underground. e.g., Ginger Stolon (stem) – Long, horizontal, aboveground/at ground level, projects a plant at the end. e.g., Strawberry Tuber (stem) – Thickened rhizome or stolon. e.g., Potato Bulb (leaf)- short, vertical and underground. e.g., Onion

Today’s Lab Laboratory 1: Plant Vegetative Morphology and Vegetables Objective To familiarize the vegetative morphology of flowering plants

Next week’s lab – Flowers Summary Today’s lab, we learned Function of root, stem and leaves Leaves – Venation and arrangement Differences between monocot and dicot Modifications of root and stem Family, scientific name and origin of vegetables Next week’s lab – Flowers Quiz 1 on Vegetables Photo