Flashcards: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Even though the angiosperms show such a large diversity in
external structure or morphology, they are all characterised by
presence of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Parts of a flowering plant
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Morphology of Flowering Plants
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Even though the angiosperms show such a large diversity in
external structure or morphology, they are all characterised by
presence of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Parts of a flowering plant
Do you know about different types of roots ?
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Morphology of Flowering Plants
Flash cards
Even though the angiosperms show such a large diversity in
external structure or morphology, they are all characterised by
presence of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Parts of a flowering plant
Do you know about different types of roots ?
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The direct elongation of the radical leads to the formation of
Primary root which grows inside the soil.
The primary roots and its branches constitute the tap root
system, as seen in the mustard plant
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Morphology of Flowering Plants
Flash cards
Even though the angiosperms show such a large diversity in
external structure or morphology, they are all characterised by
presence of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Parts of a flowering plant
Do you know about different types of roots ?
•
The direct elongation of the radical leads to the formation of
Primary root which grows inside the soil.
The primary roots and its branches constitute the tap root
system, as seen in the mustard plant
In Monocotyledonous plants, the primary root is short
lived and is replaced by a large number of roots.
These roots originate from the base of the stem and
constitute the fibrous root system, as seen in the wheat
plant.