parts of a plant

• the plant structure consists of the flower, leaf, fruit, stem and root
• the flower, leaf, fruit and stem are apart of the shoot systm
• the root is apart of the root system
• the flower enables reproduction of seeds and assists pollination, seed growth and seed distribution due to it’s colours and shapes
• the leaf allows sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to enter the plant and perform photosynthesis.
• the leaf allows the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
• the leaf allows evaporation to occur in transpiration
• the fruit protects growing seeds, spreads them and allows reproduction to occur
• the stem supports the buds, flowers, leaves and fruit of a plant
• the stem transports food, water and minerals to the rest of the plant
• the stem stores food
• vegetative reproduction is the production of new plants from a fragment of an old plant which occurs in the stem and root
• the root supports the plant to the ground
• the root absorbs water and minerals
• the root stores food for future use