Interactions Among Plant SystemsBiology 10(B)
Learning objectives• Identify major systems in plants• Describe the interactions that occur among
systems to carry out vital plant functions
Interactions Among Plant Systems
• Organ systems:– Shoot system – above-
ground – Root system – below-
ground
• Tissue systems:– Dermal – barrier– Ground – metabolic
functions– Vascular – transport
Plant Systems
Shoo
t sys
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Roo
t sys
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DermalGround
Vascular
Tissues
Organ and tissue systems interact to carry out vital functions• Transport• Reproduction• Response
Interactions Among Plant Systems
• Movement of needed materials throughout plant
• Major function of vascular tissue– Xylem – transports
water and minerals– Phloem – transports
glucose– Both transport
hormones
Transport
Interactions during transport• Root system– Absorbs water and minerals
• Shoot system– Ground tissue produces glucose through
photosynthesis• Both organ systems– Produce hormones– Vascular tissue transports all materials
throughout the plant
Interactions Among Plant Systems
Vegetative propagation – offspring produced from part of a plant organ• Asexual
Pollination – offspring produced via pollinated seeds • Sexual
Reproduction
Image by Roberto MM [GFDL]
• Flower – organ that produces seeds
• Fruit – develops around fertilizedovule(s)
• Seed – fertilized ovule (embryo) and stored food (cotyledon) surrounded by a protective seed coat
Reproduction by Pollination
Interactions during reproduction• Vegetative propagation– Shoot and root systems: part of an organ
produces a new plant• Pollination– Shoot system: flowers are the site of seed
pollination and fruit development– Shoot and root systems: produce hormones,
transported by the vascular tissue, that regulate flower budding, fruit ripening and seed growth
Interactions Among Plant Systems
• Tropisms – plant’s hormonal growth response toward or away from an external stimulus
• Examples:– Phototropism – stem and leaves grow toward a
light source– Positive gravitropism – roots grow toward gravity
(downward)– Negative gravitropism – stem and leaves grow
away from gravity (upward)
Response
Interactions during response• Root system– Grows toward gravity
• Shoot system– Grows toward light and/or away from gravity
• Both systems– Produce hormones – Transported hormones
Interactions Among Plant Systems
Learning objectives• Identify major systems in plants• Describe the interactions that occur among
systems to carry out vital plant functions
Interactions Among Plant Systems