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Hannah's plants - Coggle Diagram
Hannah's plants
stems
helps the plant stay up right
recive more sunlight
weak stems
climbers
need support
to reach for sunlight
examples :grapevine, money plant ,pea
creepers
grow horizontally to the ground
increase surface area
to increase chances of getting sunlight
example:pumkin, watermelon
green stems
contain chlorophyll
cactus plant
xylem
water carrying tube
roots --> other parts of the plant
inner ring
pholem
food carrying tube
leaves-->other parts of plants
storage organs ---> other parts of the plant
outer ring
leaves
chlorophyll
found in chloroplast
traps light
green
white/yellow sections
no chlorophyll
purple
chlorophyll is present and hiding under the purple layer
photosynthesis
carbon dioxide +water --->glucose +oxygen
stomata
gaseous exchange
respiration
in
oxygen
out
carbon dioxide
water vapour
needle-like leaves to reduce water loss
photosynthesis
in
carbon dioxide
out
oxygen
provides oxygen for other organisms
harmed by
forest fires
deforestation
increase surface area
by
larger number of small leaves
small number of larger leaves
waxy surface
water will roll off the leaves
water cabbage
floating plants
roots
absorb water and nutrients from the soil
shallow roots in the desserts
holds the plant firmly to the ground
prevents soil erosion
types
clasping roots
anchor the plant to an external support Eg.fence
pepper plant
breathing roots
rise above the ground to take in air
mangrove
storage organs
store excess glucose in the form of starch
roots
tapioca
sweet potato
carrot
stems
potato
ginger
