30: Plant Form and Physiology
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)- 30.1: The Plant Body - Plant Tissues and Organ Systems
- Plants are made up of meristematic and permanent tissues and are supported by shoot and root organ systems.
- 30.2: Stems - Functions of Stems
- A stem connects the roots to the leaves, provides support, stores food, and holds the leaves, flowers, and buds.
- 30.3: Stems - Stem Anatomy
- The stem’s anatomy consists of three tissue systems that work together to support, protect, and aid in nourishing the plant.
- 30.4: Stems - Primary and Secondary Growth in Stems
- Plants undergo primary growth to increase length and secondary growth to increase thickness.
- 30.5: Stems - Stem Modifications
- Stem modifications, either aboveground, underground, or aerial, enable plants to survive in particular habitats and environments.
- 30.6: Roots - Types of Root Systems and Zones of Growth
- The root tip has three main zones: a zone of cell division, a zone of elongation, and a zone of maturation.
- 30.7: Roots - Root Modifications
- Plants have a wide variety of roots for functions as diverse as structural support, food storage, and parasitism.
- 30.8: Leaves - Leaf Structure and Arrangment
- Most leaves have similar essential structures, but differ in venation patterns and leaf arrangement (or phyllotaxy).
- 30.9: Leaves - Types of Leaf Forms
- Leaves may be categorized as simple or compound, depending on how their blade (or lamina) is divided.
- 30.10: Leaves - Leaf Structure, Function, and Adaptation
- Leaves have many structures that prevent water loss, transport compounds, aid in gas exchange, and protect the plant as a whole.
- 30.11: Plant Development - Meristems
- Plant meristematic tissues are cells that divide in order to give rise to various organs of the plant and keep the plant growing.
- 30.12: Plant Development - Genetic Control of Flowers
- A variety of genes control flower development, which involves sexual maturation and growth of reproductive organs as shown by the ABC model.
- 30.13: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants - Water and Solute Potential
- Water potential is the measure of potential energy in water and drives the movement of water through plants.
- 30.14: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants - Pressure, Gravity, and Matric Potential
- Water potential is affected by factors such as pressure, gravity, and matric potentials.
- 30.15: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants - Movement of Water and Minerals in the Xylem
- Transpiration aids in the movement of water and minerals in the xylem, but it must be controlled in order to prevent water loss.
- 30.16: Transport of Water and Solutes in Plants - Transportation of Photosynthates in the Phloem
- Translocation moves photosynthates via the phloem from sources to sinks.
- 30.17: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Plant Responses to Light
- Plants respond to light stimuli by growing, differentiating, tracking the time of day and seasons, and moving toward or away from the light.
- 30.18: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - The Phytochrome System and Red Light Response
- Plants use a phytochrome system to sense the level, intensity, duration, and color of environmental light to adjust their physiology.
- 30.19: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Blue Light Response
- The protein-based receptors, phototropins and cryptochromes, sense blue light to alter plant physiology accordingly.
- 30.20: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Plant Responses to Gravity
- Plant shoots grow away from gravity, toward sunlight, while plant roots grow into the soil in the direction of gravity.
- 30.21: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Auxins, Cytokinins, and Gibberellins
- All physiological aspects of plants are affected by plant hormones (chemical messengers), including auxins, cytokinins, and gibberellins.
- 30.22: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Abscisic Acid, Ethylene, and Nontraditional Hormones
- All physiological aspects of plants are affected by plant hormones, including abscisic acid, ethylene, and nontraditional hormones.
- 30.23: Plant Sensory Systems and Responses - Plant Responses to Wind and Touch
- Plants respond to wind and touch by changing their direction of growth, movement, and shape.
- 30.24: Plant Defense Mechanisms - Against Herbivores
- Plants defend against herbivores with mechanical wounding, barriers, secondary metabolites, and attraction of parasitoids.
- 30.25: Plant Defense Mechanisms - Against Pathogens
- Plants defend against pathogens with barriers, secondary metabolites, and antimicrobial compounds.