Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom Plantae
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Parts of a Plant- What do you remember from
kindergarten?

• Seed
• Roots
• Stem
• Leaves
• Flower

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Functions of Plant Parts

• Seed- this is what a new plant grows from in the
  presence of water. Growth stops DORMANCY
• Roots- take in water from the soil
• Stem-transport of water from roots to leaves and
  flower
• Leaves-PHOTOSYNTHESIS
• Flower-Reproduction

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Structure of a leaf
STOMATA!!!!!
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Structure of a leaf STOMATA
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Flowers
1 petal 2 filament 3 anther (23STAMEN)
MALE 4 stigma 5style 6ovary (456CARPEL)
FEMALE 7ovule
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Functions of parts

• Stamen- (anther filament) These are the
  flowers male parts. They have the pollen on
  them.
• Carpels-(stigma, style, ovary) female parts.
  Pollen travel down the style to the ovary where
  it fertilizes an egg to make a seed.
• Petals-Attract pollinators like bees and some
  birds

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Monocot vs. Dicot
Monocot Dicot
Cotyledons (seed leaves) Mono1 Di2
Leaf Veins Parallel Branched
Flower Parts (petals, stamen, carpels, etc) Always in multiples of 3 (ex. 3, 6, 9) In multiples of 4s and 5s
Roots fibrous Tap root
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Monocot or Dicot????
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Monocot or Dicot?
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Monocots Vs. Dicots

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