Shoot System (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards

Part of plant that grows above ground

Stem, leaves, flowers, seeds

Support aerial parts of plant

Transport water, minerals, nutrients between leaves & roots

Potatoes

Photosynthesis (e.g. grass stems)

Part on stem where new branches and leaves grow

Areas between nodes where no branches form

$O_2$ in; $CO_2$ & water vapour out

$CO_2$ in; $O_2$ out (more $O_2$ released)

Ring formation; xylem towards inside

Scattered at random

Stalk of the leaf

Leaves joined directly to stem (no petiole)

Veins run parallel; found in monocots (e.g. grasses)