Download Plant Structures Part I – The Shoot System

SBI3UI
–
Unit
6:
Plants:
Anatomy,
Growth,
and
Function
–
Lesson
6
Date:______________
Plant
Structures
Part
I
–
The
Shoot
System
Big
Ideas
in
this
lesson:
Plants
have
developed
specialized
structures
that
allow
them
to
obtain
resources
from
their
environment.
The
body
plan
of
many
flowering
plants
consists
of
two
systems:
the
shoot
system
and
the
root
system.
Terminology
in
this
lesson:
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Assignment
for
this
lesson:
a)
Read
and
highlight
the
key
information
in
the
given
passages,
while
colouring
the
structures
being
described.
b)
Read
p.
535‐542
in
your
text.
Add/integrate
any
new
information
or
diagrams
into
your
notes.
c)
List
the
important
terminology
learned
in
this
lesson
and
answer
the
following
questions!
1.
List
the
important
organs/structures
of
the
shoot
system.
2.
What
is
a
flower?
3.
Which
part
of
the
plant
is
the
terminal
portion
where
growth
occurs?
4.
What
will
eventually
become
of
the
lateral
bud?
5.
What
are
the
functions
of
the
root
system?
6.
What
is
the
structure
and
function
of
the
leaf
cuticle?
Which
cells
are
responsible
for
the
production
of
the
cuticle?
7.
Describe
the
location,
structure,
and
function
of
stomata
(p.536
in
your
text
gives
more
details).
8.
Which
cell
types
make
up
the
mesophyll
layer
of
the
leaf?
9.
Describe
the
cells
of
the
palisade
layer.
How
does
the
arrangement
of
the
palisade
layer
maximize
the
energy
and
raw
materials
available
to
these
cells?
10.
Describe
the
cells
of
the
spongy
mesophyll.
What
gases
can
be
found
in
the
air
spaces
of
the
spongy
layer?
11.
What
are
the
three
“fluid‐conducting
functions”
performed
by
the
veins
of
the
leaf?