1. Functions of plants Quiz 13A

2. Plants are supported by two related systems: cell walls- cellulose turgor pressure - water pressure inside a plant cells central vacuole; causes the stiffness of the plant cell. Turgor pressure supports most leaves and flower parts and many small plants.

3. Plants and Water Plants contain larger amounts of water. Most of the non-woody parts of plants are over 80% Water. Most plants get the water they need through their roots.

4. Plants and Water Plants require large amounts of water. 1 acre of rapidly growing corn - gives off 300,000 gal. of water a single large oak tree - may release 300 gal. in 24 hrs.

5. Three key events involved in transporting water entrance through the root transport through the xylem exit through the leaves

6. Parts of the Root Root cap – dead, thick-walled cells; for protection Epidermis - outer covering for protection, one cell layer thick Root Hairs - long, fingerlike projections of root's epidermal cells that greatly increase the root's water-absorbing surface area

7. Corn Root Epidermis

8. Parts of the Root

9. Xylem: has long, thick-walled cells which carry water and dissolved minerals upward (from roots up to stem and the leaves) Phloem: has cell walls, slightly thinner then xylem; it carries water and dissolved foods downward

10. Xylem and Phloem Water-conducting System (located near the center of the root) Xylem and phloem are usually arranged in fibrovascular bundles.

11. Parts of the Root

12. fibrovascular bundle xylem and phloem surrounded by supporting tissues; found in non-woody plants

13. fibrovascular bundles

14. Xylem and Phloem

16. Root Structure

18. Dicot Root

19. Monocot Root

20. Plants and Water Transpiration pulls water up the plant. Transpiration: the release of water from the leaves of plants by way of the stomata

21. The Covering of a Leaf The Epidermis

22. The Epidermis the top and bottom layer one cell layer in thickness lacks chlorophyll serves as protection often secrets a waxy substance that forms a cuticle usually transparent

23. The Cuticle Cuticle Epidermis waxy substance made by some epidermal cells for protection

24. The Lower Epidermis tiny openings called stomata (stoma, sing.)(or leaf pores) permit the exchange of gases between atmosphere and spaces in leaf main purpose - to allow air to move in and out of the leaves

25. The Lower Epidermis may be very abundant (apple tree leaf - 47,000 stomata per square inch; oak tree – 100,000) guard cells - two crescent-shaped cells around each stomata; open and close the stomata

26. The Lower Epidermis Guard Cells Stoma

27. The Lower Epidermis Stomata & Guard Cells Guard Cells Stomata

28. The Lower Epidermis Stomata & Guard Cells

29. The Lower Epidermis Guard Cells Guard Cells

30. Stomata & Guard Cells

31. Internal Leaf Structures Between the upper and lower epidermis is the mesophyll. It is in the mesophyll where most of the photosynthesis takes place. It is structural tissue called parenchyma. Mesophyll is divided into two layers: Palisade Mesophyll Spongy Mesophyll

32. Internal Leaf Structures

33. Palisade Mesophyll located toward the upper side of the leaf consists of elongated, column like cells there may be several layers abundance of chloroplasts move in a circle

34. Spongy Mesophyll located toward the lower side of the leaf sometimes sandwiched in the middle consists of large, irregularly shaped cells separated by large air spaces form a system of passages throughout the leaf that permits air to come in contact with the individual cells

35. Veins (Fibrovascular Bundles) run through the mesophyll contain the vascular tissue xylem and phloem contain thick-walled strengthening collenchyma tissue

37. Scanning Electron Microscopic Picture of a Freeze-Dried Cross-Section Through a Bean Leaf E: Upper and lower epidermis, Sz: Guard cell, P: Cells of the palisade parenchyma, S: Cells of the spongy parenchyma, I: Intercellular space.

38. Cross Section of a Leaf

45. GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS (1) The cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide – takes place in green parts of plants O 2 from photosynthesis CO 2 from cellular respiration (2) stomata – takes place in leaves

46. GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS (3) lenticels – takes place in the woody parts of plants lenticels: small openings in the woody parts of plants

47. GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS (4)epidermis – takes place in underground parts; gases exchanged through the thin coverings; helped by burrowing of worms, insects, and other organisms (helps bring air; helps soil to drain)

48. GAS EXCHANGE IN PLANTS Plants with roots always in H 2 O and sometimes leaves - special networks of air tubes in fibrovascular bundles

49. What Plants Do With Glucose (the sugar they make)? glucose - contains in a stored form the energy captured from the sun Cells that carry on photosynthesis make more sugar than they need and they pass glucose along to other plant parts through the phloem.

50. What Plants Do With Glucose (the sugar they make)? Some glucose molecules are not used for energy but are hooked together to make cellulose. Some glucose molecules are stored as starch (potatoes, wheat, bananas, corn) and some convert the glucose to lipids (corn oil, peanut oil, olive oil).