Plant Systems Basics

they increase the surface area of the roots allowing them to absorb more water

they transport water to other areas of the plant for photosynthesis

they produce hormones needed throughout the rest of the plant

they create seeds or spores so the plant can reproduce

Copper is produced in the roots when copper-containing compounds are hydrolyzed.

Copper that is absorbed by the roots is transported to reproductive tissue by the shoot system.

The shoot system stores copper for later use by the roots and the reproductive structures.

The shoot system transports copper to the roots after it is taken in through stomata in the leaves.

vascular

reproductive

dermal

root

absorption through the root system, then transport through the shoot system by vascular tissue and stomata in leaf tissue

exchange of minerals for water in the root system, then transport of minerals through phloem to leaves in the stem system

transpiration by the guard-cell and leaf systems, then sweating into the soil by the root system

absorption of water by the leaf system, then transport through the meristematic system

Transpiration

Xylem

Phloem

Root Hairs

Xylem

Phloem

Roots

Shoot

Xylem

Stomata

Phloem

Transpiration

Active Transport

Transpiration

Stomata

Guard Cells

water and carbon dioxide

oxygen and glucose

oxygen and carbon dioxide

oxygen and water

Salt

Tacos

Sugar (glucose)

Carbon Dioxide

Chloroplast

Mitochondria

Nucleus

DNA