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1/24/14 Scien3fic name: Cyanara scolymus Common name: Ar3choke What part of the plant are you ea3ng? Presenter: Brent Banta Station 1 What part of the plant are you looking at? Flower This portion of the plant is covered with bracts. What are some possible functions of these bracts (Letter A)? Explain. Scien3fic name: Cyanara scolymus Common name: Ar3choke Protect the ovules Scien3fic name: Cyanara scolymus Common name: Ar3choke Station 1 What do we call the plant structure pointed to by the LeHer B? Station 1 What plant structure is part of the plant pointed to by the LeHer C? Choke. They are the bracts to the flower buds (think -­‐ dandelions) The heart is a receptacle – the part of the flower stalk (pedicel) where the parts of the flower is aHached Scien3fic name: Musa acuminate X balbisiana Common name: Banana Scien3fic name: Brassica oleracea var botry4s Common name: Cauliflower Station 2 Station 3 What part of the plant in the tray do you usually eat (LeHer A)? What part of a plant does arrow A point to? Fruit The male flowers are found in the bracts (LeHer C) and the female flowers are located above them (LeHer B). What type of flower does this plant have? (12-­‐13) . Stem What part of a plant does arrow B point to? Flower Imperfect or incomplete flower 1 1/24/14 Scien3fic name: Asparagus officinalis Common name: Asparagus Scien3fic name: Malus domes4ca Common name: Apple Station 4 Station 5 The stalk of this plant is eaten. What part of a plant is the stalk? Explain. What part of this plant are you looking at? . Stem What kind of arrangement of buds is found on the stalk of this plant? Alternate Fruit Arrow B points to a structure called the pedicel. What structure besides the stem was the pedicel aHached to before the fruit developed ? Flower (receptacle) Scien3fic name: Malus domes4ca Common name: Apple Scien3fic name: Brassica oleracea var italica Common name: Broccoli Station 5 Station 6 The core of the structure surrounding the seed is called the pericarp (LeHer E). What flower structure was it originally? (13) What part of this plant is indicated by the LeHer A? Ovary Flower What part of this plant is indicated by the LeHer B? Stem Scien3fic name: Allium fistulosum Common name: Green(bunching) onions Scien3fic name: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Common name: Brussels Sprouts Station 7 Station 8 What kind of root does this plant have – fibrous or tap root? What is the edible part of this plant? Fibrous Examine a leaf of the plant? What type of vena3on do you see – branched or parallel? (17) Parallel Is this plant a monocot or a dicot? (17) Monocot Leaves and Stems Examine a single bud. Iden3fy the arrangement of leaves on the stem of the bud. Spiral 2 1/24/14 Scien3fic name: Allium cepa Common name: Onions Scien3fic name: Cinnamomum aroma4cum Common name: Cinnamon Station 9 Station 10 What kind of root does this plant have – fibrous or tap root? What part of the plant is used as a spice? Fibrous What plant structure forms the bulb of this plant (LeHer B) ? (8) Leaves Where is the stem of this plant? (8) LeHer C (the bark of the) Stems The spice is derived from two trees, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum aroma4cum. Are these trees in the same family, genus, or species? (15-­‐17) Same family and genus Scien3fic name: Zingiber officinale Common name: Ginger root Scien3fic name: Daucus carota subsp. sa4vus Common name: Carrot Station 11 Station 12 What of the plant is this specimen? Explain. If LeHer A points to the leaves of this plant, which leHer points to the pe3ole of the leaves? (11-­‐12) Rhizome (Stems); nodes Why are the roots referred to as adven33ous roots? (9) B If LeHer A points to the leaves of this plant, which leHer points to the stem? (9-­‐11) Arises from stem 3ssue C Scien3fic name: Daucus carota subsp. sa4vus Common name: Carrot Scien3fic name: Spinacea oleracea Common name: Spinach Station 12 Station 13 Which leHer points to the tap root? (7-­‐9) What is the primary part of this plant we eat? D and E Leaves What kind of root does this plant have? (7-­‐9) Tap root 3 1/24/14 Scien3fic name: Apium graveolens Common name: Celery Scien3fic name: Solanum tuberosum Common name: White potato Station 14 Station 15 Is the leaf of this plant (LeHer A) a compound leaf or a simple leaf? What part of this plant forms the tuber we eat? (8) Compound stems Which leHer points to the stem? (9-­‐11) LeHer C What is the eye of this tuber? (8) Which leHer points to the pe3ole? (11-­‐12) Node (bud) LeHer B Scien3fic name: Ipomoea batatas Common name: Sweet potato Scien3fic name: Lycopersicon esculentum Common name: Tomato Station 16 Station 17 What is the part of this plant forms the tuber we eat? (8) What part of this plant do we eat? Roots Fruit Botanically speaking, explain why this structure is not a vegetable? What structure is protruding from the “eyes” of this structure? (lateral) Roots Contains seeds Is this plant a monocot or a dicot? Cite your evidence. Dicot; 5 sepals Scien3fic name: Brassica rapa var. rapa Common name: Turnip Scien3fic name: Allium sa4vum Common name: Garlic Station 18 Station 19 What leHer represents the region where stem 3ssue is fused with the root? Is this bulb a monocot or a dicot? Explain. (15-­‐17) LeHer C Which leHer points to the storage root? LeHer D Which leHer points to the tap root? LeHer E Monocot; parallel veins, fibrous root What part of this plant are the individual sec3ons of the bulb? (9-­‐12) (modified) Leaves 4 1/24/14 Scien3fic name: Brassica oleracea var gongylodes Common name: Kohlrabi Scien3fic name: Ananas comosus Common name: Pineapple Station 20 Station 21 The edible por3on of this plant is LeHer C. What part of the plant is it? What is the edible por3on of this plant? Stem Fruit What kind of a root system is found in this plant? (7-­‐9) Tap root Which leHer points to the pe3ole? (11-­‐12) LeHer B Examine a cut plant part. The growth at the top can be planted and will grow into another plant. What is the “core” of this plant part? Stem Scien3fic name: Colocasia esculenta Common name: Taro Scien3fic name: Opun4a ficus-­‐indica Common name: Nopal Station 22 Station 23 What part of this plant do we eat? What is the edible por3on of this plant? Stem (corm) Stem (and fruit) Examine the plant part cut in half. Is this structure a bulb? Explain (8) Examine the paHern of spines on the pad. What plant part are the spines? Explain. No; no modified leaves Leaves Scien3fic name: Helianthus tuberosus Common name: Sunchoke, Jerusalem Ar3choke Station 24 !  What is the difference between a stem and the
petiole of a leaf?
What part of this plant do we eat? !  What is the difference between a bulb and a corm?
Stem (tuber) !  What is the difference between a tuberous root
and a rhizome?
!  What is the difference between a tuberous root
and a tuber?
Examine the cut plant sec3ons. Is this structure a bulb? Explain (8) No; lack of scale leaves !  What are adventitious roots?
!  What are adventitious stems?
5 1/24/14 !  What is the difference between a tap root and a
fibrous root?
!  Which plants had edible bulbs?
!  What is the difference between monocots and
dicots?
!  Which plants had edible rhizomes?
!  Why would it be more difficult to distinguish
between monocots and dicots that are propagated
vegetatively?
!  Which plants had edible corms?
!  Which plants had edible roots?
!  Which plants had edible stems?
!  Which plants produced edible fruits?
!  Which plants had edible petioles?
!  Which plants had edible rhizomes?
!  Which edible plants belonged to the same
species? Explain.
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