Food Storage in Plants Flashcards
1
Q
What type of plants have one main tap root?
A
Dicot plants, eg. carrots, turnips
2
Q
What happens to the tap root?
A
Becomes swollen and fleshy with stored food (starch)
3
Q
What is the stored food used for?
A
To be used the following year to make seeds, flowers and fruit.
4
Q
Give an example of a plant with a modified stem.
A
Potato
5
Q
What happens to the tips of stems?
A
Become swollen with stored starch
6
Q
What are the swollen stem tips called?
A
Tubers
7
Q
Give an example of a plant with modified leaves/bulbs.
A
Onions, garlic, daffodil and tulip bulbs
8
Q
What are the fleshy leaves surrounded by?
A
A central apical bud.
