Plant Systems General_HB

Fish swimming in ponds.

Frogs hopping on plants.

Birds eating and dropping seeds.

Insects that sting flowers.

To make planting easier.

To aid in wind or animal dispersal.

To taste better to insects.

To keep the seeds warm.

to stick to passing animals and get carried away

to stay warm during the winter

to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them

to protect themselves from sunlight

thick, waxy, spike covered leaves

ability to attach to and grow upwards on taller trees

shallow root system near the surface

extremely long root system

tap roots

flowers

leaves

stems

Xylem

Parenchyma

Phloem

Sclerenchyma

the minerals are transported from the phloem to the xylem in the shoot system.

the carbohydrates are transported from the shoot system to the fungi by the Xylem.

the minerals are transported from the Xylem to the phloem in the roots.

the carbohydrates are transported to the fungi through the phloem.

water is absorbed by the roots and then move to the top of the tree by the Xylem .

water is gathered by the leaves and then converted into glucose for the tree to use as energy

water is moved from the top of the tree and then transported into the roots by the phloem.

water is collected in the flowers on the tree and then converted into tissue to produce bark .

decreasing root growth, while increasing stem and leaf growth.

increasing roots, stem, and leaf growth

decreasing stem and leaf growth, while increasing root growth

increasing leaf and root growth, while decreasing stem growth