Plant Parts and Functions

Types

Tap-Root

Fibrous Root System

Clasping Roots

Functions

Take in water and dissolved
mineral salts from underground

To anchor the plant
firmly to the ground

Functions

To trap light energy from the sun using the green pigment inside it (chlorophyll) to make food (photosynthesise) such as glucose (C6H12O6)

Types

Vein Patterns

Parallel

Network

Edges

Toothed

Lobed

Entire

Shape

Round

Heart

Spiked

Oval

Needle-like

Arrangement

Simple

Compound

Photosynthesis and respiration

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Parts

Veins

Blade

Midrib

Edges

Types

Woody and
Non-Woody

Succulent Stems

Aerial Stems

Clambering Stems

Functions

To transport water and
dissolved mineral salts from
the roots to the rest of the plant

To transport food made by the
leaves to the rest of the plant

Parts

Xylem (Water-Making Stem)

Phloem (Food-Making Stem)