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The document summarizes the external structure and physiology of plant stems. It discusses the morphology of monocot and dicot stems and describes four main physiological functions of stems: to support leaves to maximize light absorption, act as a conduit to transport water, minerals and organic solutes, provide storage, and produce new living tissue through meristems that generate new cells annually. It also notes that stems are the ascending axis of plants and define nodes as locations that hold leaves and buds, and internodes as the distances between nodes.
The document summarizes the external structure and physiology of plant stems. It discusses the morphology of monocot and dicot stems and describes four main physiological functions of stems: to support leaves to maximize light absorption, act as a conduit to transport water, minerals and organic solutes, provide storage, and produce new living tissue through meristems that generate new cells annually. It also notes that stems are the ascending axis of plants and define nodes as locations that hold leaves and buds, and internodes as the distances between nodes.
The document summarizes the external structure and physiology of plant stems. It discusses the morphology of monocot and dicot stems and describes four main physiological functions of stems: to support leaves to maximize light absorption, act as a conduit to transport water, minerals and organic solutes, provide storage, and produce new living tissue through meristems that generate new cells annually. It also notes that stems are the ascending axis of plants and define nodes as locations that hold leaves and buds, and internodes as the distances between nodes.
Monocot Stem Dicot Stem Morphology of a Stem PHYSIOLOGY OF A STEM
1. support leaves to maximize light absorption
2. part of conduit for transport of water, minerals,
and organic solutes
3. Storage
4. Production of new living tissue. The normal
lifespan of plant cells is one to three years. Stems have called meristems that annually generate new living tissues 2. The stem is the ascending axis of the plant. Give the significance of this characteristic.
A stem is of two main structural axes of a vascular
plant, the other being the root. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes. 1. 1. The nodes hold one or more leaves as well as buds which can grow into branches(with leaves, conifer cones, or inflorescences ) 2. 2. The internodes distance one node from another