Parts of Plant| Function of stem| Structure of Leaves

Recap|Activity|Stem|Parts Of Plant|Root function|Types Of Root|OMR

What is the function of a stem in a plant?

_________ provide mechanical support to the growing parts of the plant such as young stem and petiole of a leaf :

In Opuntia, the stem is modified into a flattened green structure of perform the function of leaves, (i.e., photosynthesis). Cite some other example of modifications of plant parts for the purpose of photosynthesis.

Leaf basic features || functions || structural parts || types of leaves || venation || phyllotaxy types || modifications of leaves

Stem modified into leaf like structure and leaves are changed into spines in -

leaf- general characters, functions structure OF leaf, forms and types OF leaves

_______are the green stems of limited growth which have taken over the function of photosynthesis form leaves.