Botany Flashcards
Sciences of Botany
Plant Morphology, Anatomy, Cytology, Taxonomy, Geography, Ecology, Pathology, Physiology, Genetics
Daughter Sciences of Botany
Bacteriology, Forestry, Horticulture, Agronomy
Vegetative parts of a plant
Roots, Stem, Leaves
Reproductive parts of a plant
Cones and Flowers
Characteristics of a plant
Most plants are able to manufacture their own food
Most plants have green pigment called Chlorophyll
Most plants have cellulose
Most plants are stationary
Most plants have an unlimited scheme of growth
Most plants produce spores
6 Functions of the roots
Absorption of water and dissolved materials
Anchorage of a plant
Conduction of water and dissolved substances from the root, up into the stem and of foods from the stem down into the root
Storage of food and water
Reproduction
Photosynthesis in a few species
5 Functions of the stem
Conduction of materials from roots to leaves and from leaves to roots
Storage of foods and other substances
Productions and support leaves and flowers or cones
Reproduction
Photosynthesis
Function of the leaves
Manufacture of foods from water, mineral salts, and carbon-dioxide of the air