BI111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Osmosis, Tracheid, Vessel Element
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Plants have 3 basic organs: root, stem, leaves. A plant cell contains many of the same structures of an animal cell but it also contains structures specific to only plants: chloroplasts, cell wall, a large central vacuole, plasmodesmata. When we think of plants, we think of vascular plants. Vascular plants are a highly diverse group of organisms & include: ferns (type of seedless vascular plant, conifers (type of gymnosperm, flowering plants (angiosperms) Vascular plants often exist in 2 distinct terrestrial environments: above ground leaves and stems, below ground roots. Each part of a plant contains cells grouped into tissues. Tissues are collection of cells of one or more type that perform specific function. Organs a collection of tissues used for a particular process. A plants vegetative organs are roots, stems and leaves. Anchor a plant into the ground and absorb water and mineral nutrients from the soil. A plants roots make up its root system.
