Biology (Mader), 10th Edition

Chapter 24: Flowering Plants: Structure and Organization

Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, you should be able to accomplish the following outcomes.

Organs of Flowering Plants

  1. Contrast the general structure and function of roots, stems, and leaves.
  2. List and describe five differences between monocots and eudicots.
Tissues of Flowering Plants
  1. Describe the location, structure, and function of epidermal tissue, ground tissue, and vascular tissue in angiosperms.
Organization and Diversity of Roots
  1. Describe the zones of a root as seen in longitudinal section and the tissues of a root as seen in cross section.
  2. Describe how the structure of monocot roots differs from that of dicot roots.
  3. Describe the various adaptations and associations that lead to root diversity.
Organization and Diversity of Stems
  1. Describe the anatomy of a woody twig.
  2. Contrast the arrangement of vascular tissue in herbaceous dicot and monocot stem.
  3. Describe the secondary growth of a woody stem and the resulting tissues of a woody stem.
  4. Describe the various adaptations that lead to stem diversity.
Organization and Diversity of Leaves
  1. Describe the organization, structure, and function of leaf tissues.
  2. Describe the various adaptations that lead to leaf diversity.
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