Difference between revisions of "Stem"
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===About Stems=== | ===About Stems=== | ||
| − | : The stem of a [[Tree|tree]] is called the trunk. | + | : The '''stem''' of a [[Tree|tree]] is called the trunk. |
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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|[[File:FloweringPlantDiagram.png|center|200px]] | |[[File:FloweringPlantDiagram.png|center|200px]] | ||
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| − | |This plant has a '''stem''' from the [[bulb]] to the [[Leaf|leaves]] and [[flower]]. | + | |This plant has a '''stem''' from the [[Bulb (Biology)|bulb]] to the [[Leaf|leaves]] and [[flower]]. |
|The trunk of a [[tree]] is a '''stem'''. | |The trunk of a [[tree]] is a '''stem'''. | ||
|The '''stem''' connects the [[Root|roots]] to the [[Leaf|leaves]]. | |The '''stem''' connects the [[Root|roots]] to the [[Leaf|leaves]]. | ||
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===Adaptations=== | ===Adaptations=== | ||
| − | : The '''stem''' has long hollow tubes inside it to transport water from the [[ | + | : The '''stem''' has long hollow tubes inside it to transport water from the [[root]]s to the [[leaf|leaves]] and [[flower]] and different tubes to transport food from the [[leaf|leaves]] to the [[roots]] and [[flower]]. |
: A '''stem''' often has woody tissue inside it that is hard but bendy which supports the plant to grow tall without breaking. | : A '''stem''' often has woody tissue inside it that is hard but bendy which supports the plant to grow tall without breaking. | ||
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| + | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
| + | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | The [[stem]] is an [[organ]] in the [[Shoot System]] of a [[plant]] that is responsible for supporting the [[Leaf|leaves]] and [[flower]] and [[Water Transport System|transports water]] and food between the [[root]]s and [[Leaf|leaves]]. | ||
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| + | ===About the Stem=== | ||
| + | : The [[stem]] has [[Plant Vein|veins]] inside it that have two tubes; the [[Xylem]] and the [[Phloem]]. | ||
| + | : The [[Xylem]] [[Water Transport System|transports water]] and [[mineral]]s up the [[stem]] to the [[leaf|leaves]]. | ||
| + | : The [[Phloem]] transports food from the [[leaf|leaves]] to the [[root]]s. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:46, 5 April 2019
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
The long thin part of the plant connecting the roots to the leaves.
About Stems
- The stem of a tree is called the trunk.
Examples
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| This plant has a stem from the bulb to the leaves and flower. | The trunk of a tree is a stem. | The stem connects the roots to the leaves. |
Key Stage 2
The stem is a plant organ that supports the plant and connects the leaves and roots to allow chemicals to be transferred between them.
Adaptations
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The stem is an organ in the Shoot System of a plant that is responsible for supporting the leaves and flower and transports water and food between the roots and leaves.