Different Parts of Plant

What is a Plant?

A plant is one of the most important living things that develop on the earth and is made up of stems, leaves, roots, and so on. Plants are essential and beneficial to both animals and humans. In one year a growing tree will absorb about 48 pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere and release oxygen in return. They released oxygen which is necessary for the existence of living organisms. If there are no plants there will be no food. Photosynthesis in plants provides all the carbon in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates....

Different Parts of Plant

The plant is composed of the following parts:...

What is a Root?

The root is the part of the plant that grows in the soil. The primary root emerges from the embryo. Its primary function is to provide plant stability (anchorage) and make other mineral salts from the earth available to the plant for various metabolic processes. There are three types of roots: tap roots, adventitious roots, and lateral roots. Tap roots are developed from the root. It is also called pestle root....

What is a Stem?

Stem is the posterior part that remains above the ground and grows negatively geotropic. Internodes and nodes are found on the stem. Branch, bud, leaf, petiole, flower, and inflorescence on a node are all those parts of the plant that remain above the ground and undergo negative subsoil development. The trees have brown bark and the young and newly developed stems are green. The hardest part of the plant is referred to as the trunk. The trunk is covered with a thick outer covering known as bark....

What is a Leaf?

A leaf is an essential and important part of a plant. It mainly performs the work of making food i.e. photosynthesis. The process of excretion also takes place in the leaf. The axillary bud is found in the axil of the leaf. Generally, the leaves of dicot plants are dorsiventral and those of monocot plants are isobilateral. The leaf has three main parts....

What is a Flower?

A flower is the part of a plant that produces seeds, which eventually become other flowers. They are the reproductive system of a plant. The female portion of the flower is the carpels, while the male portion is the stamens. The majority of flowers are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female components. Others may consist of one of two parts and may be male or female. The flower is made up of four whorls of modified leaves called the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium....

What is a Fruit?

After fertilization, the mature ovary turns into a fruit. In other words, the fruit is the developed part of an ovary that is formed as a result of fertilization. The fruit should be formed only from the ovary, but sometimes, parts of the flower like the pistil, etc. also contribute to the formation of the fruit....

Seed and its Functions

The seed is the fertilized, fully developed ovule. The integument of the ovule forms the seed coat. The embryo is preserved in the seed. This embryo is in the dormant stage of the next generation. The main function of the seed is to protect the embryo. It acts as a food resource for the growing seedling....

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FAQs – Parts of Plants

1.How many Parts does a Plant usually have?...