Plant Growth
Primary
Secondary

Growth

Essentials
Visual Changes
Development Terms
Tissues and Cell Made Easy
Primary and Secondary Stem Growth Illustrated
Cell Types and Tissues
Detailed Table of Primary Growth
Secondary Stem Growth
Stem Structure
Leaves
Root
Medicago
Xylem Function
Modified Structures
Detailed Description
Additional Information
Monocot vs Dicot Features>
Monocot Stem 

Wood 

PRACTICE QUIZZES  

Practice Plant Tissue Quiz 
Dicot Stem Primary Growth   
Dicot Stem Secondary Growth
Practice Plant Tissue Quiz  
Practice Plant Tissue Quiz  
Practice Plant Tissue
Secondary Growth Quiz 

Hormones
Light Response

Plant growth requires the production of cells. Now is the time to finish your study of the Mitosis . [Includes excellent images that describe chromatin to chromosome structural changes. You must be able to describe this].  

I usually give an overview of plant structure when we began discussing plant tissues iclass lecture. This "Rational for Studying Plant Tissues" covers much of the information I was trying to transfer to the learners in the class. This also includes a nice place to begin studying plant tissues....see Module Overview and Launching Pad to Content that is located at the bottom of the "Rational for Studying Plant Tissues"

I discovered this interesting introduction to plant tissues. Let me know if you like it. It loads a little slowly but is worth it. 

The book is excellent for this material. If you have the text use the chapter reviews and see study guides on  Previous Tissue Web Page

Common sense helps organize the study of tissues. A plant over 12 cm high has particular essential needs to survive.

Primary growth occurs in the apical meristems of the shoot ....stem tips & branch tips......and root...the main and branch root tips. Primary growth can be described by external and internal visual changes.

Primary growth can also be described in development terms. We can use the terms now so popular in cloning.

Before we begin our study of plant tissues, it seems wise to review the external view of  primary growth plant structure. 

This color coded table summarizes the development sequence of tissues and cells in primary and secondary growth. This design make aids summarizing plant growth.

I have summarized in outline form and color coded features of cells found in various plant tissues. This provides the functions and characteristics of the cells in the table in the above paragraph. This may be equal to or more useful than the text for just in time learning. You will need to supplement this with images.

In the last class I explained the developmental sequence of angiosperm stems using  these illustrations and images AND angiosperm roots using these illustrations and images and leaves using these illustrations and images. This is nicely summarized in this chart and table. 

Plant tissues and cells are easy to learn if they are lumped by function and category. Tissues and Cell Made Easy

Cell Types and Tissues is an excellent source of information with excellent images. Also use your text for this material.

Secondary Stem Growth increases the stem's and root's girth. Secondary growth has many of the same cells you learned in primary growth.

Focus:

• Describe primary growth in roots and stems including both 
  • External views and events
  • Internal views and events
    • sequence of growth events
    • know tissues and cells
      • source of cells
      • origin
      • name
      • function
    • control of development
• Describe secondary growth in stems
  • sequence of growth events
  • know tissues and cells
    • source of cells
    • origin
    • name
    • function
  • control of development

Modified Structures are important for plant survival. Many images help learning what these modifications and how they work. This page uses a table and links to support information transfer.