Unit 5 · 4 lessons
Plants: Anatomy, Growth, and Function
How vascular plants are built from a few tissue types, how they move water and sugar without a heart, how they grow and reproduce, and why sustainable use of plants matters to Canadian society.
- 45 practice questions
- 37 flashcards
Lessons
- 1Plant Tissues and StructuresThe four plant tissue types (meristematic, dermal, ground and vascular), how they build roots, stems and leaves, and how to tell monocots from dicots.11 questions
- 2Transport in PlantsHow water enters roots by osmosis, rises through xylem by transpiration pull, exits through stomata, and how phloem moves sugars from sources to sinks.11 questions
- 3Plant Growth and ReproductionThe environmental factors and hormones (auxins, gibberellins and others) that control plant growth, tropisms, sexual reproduction in flowers, seed germination and asexual propagation.12 questions
- 4Plants, Sustainability and SocietyHow plants supply food, medicines, materials and environmental services, sustainable practices such as crop rotation and seed saving, the Haudenosaunee Three Sisters, and ecological succession.11 questions