7.02 Anatomy of a Plant

Okay, let's see. Yep, that does it.

Oh, hello. Now that you've really settled in and have had an orientation, are you ready to get to work? You know, I kind of hate to put you to work but that is what this adventure is about—contributing to the science we are doing here at S.Mi.L.E.

I know from the marketing department at BioVentures that you are familiar with microscope work. We have a very nice electron microscope. I was just making a note about an image that Dr. Ramie shared with me.

In this activity, you will: identify the basic structures of a plant: roots, stems, and leaves describe a typical plant cell explore the functions of roots, stems, and leaves The Honors student will: relate the structure and function of the three types of plant cells classify the three basic types of plant cells describe the structure and function of the stomata cells

Here is the image that Dr. Ramie shared with me. It is from a SEM (scanning electron microscope). Recall that a SEM gives us a 3-D view of the surface of an object in the microscopic world.

Do you know what part of a plant this is? It looks like a tiny mouth, doesn't it?

Give up? Click the image with your mouse to see what it really is.

As you can see, plants have some unique parts, like the stomata, to deal with their unique needs.

To learn more about the parts of a plant, continue to the BioVenture tab.