Leaves are the aerial parts of the plant that are mostly green in color due to the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll's presence. The green colored pigment helps in photosynthesis in plants.Answer and Explanation: The petiole is the part of the leaf that is attached to the stem...
What are herbaceous perennial plants? What are 10 types of aerial plants? What are non-flowering plants called? What are hardy perennial plants? What are the two classes of flowering plants? What are some adaptations of flowers to help attract pollinators?
Transpiration isthe process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers. Water is necessary for plants but only a small amount of water taken up by the roots is used for growth and metabolism. The remaining 97–99.5% is lost b...
The term "nature" may refer to living plants and animals, geological processes, weather, and physics, such as matter and energy. The term is often refers to the "natural environment" or wilderness—wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general areas that have not been substantially al...
The plants were cultivated under greenhouse conditions in two agricultural soils Inceptisol and Oxisol. The following doses of Zn were evaluated: Inceptisol: control, 20, 40 and 60mg kg1; Oxisol: control, 40, 80 and 120mg kg1. Mineral contents in aerial parts of plants, gas exchange, ...
"There are three parts of a seed." "A bean or seed consists of aseed coat, an embryo, and a cotyledon." "The embryo is the tiny plant protected by the seed coat." What does the ovule contains? The ovule is the organ that forms the seeds of flowering plants. It is borne in the...
If some of your orchid’s roots are beginning to grow above the surface of the growing medium, your orchid has air roots. Some people refer to them as aerial roots, and the sight of these above-soil roots may make you worry that your orchid has outgrown its pot or that you've neglect...
An aerial view of most urban areas shows swathes of asphalt, black tar and gravel-ballasted rooftops. Heat radiates off of the dark roofs, and water rushes over the hard, hopefully impermeable surfaces. Yet, there is a new trend that breaks up the monotony of common roofs: the green roof...
You may walk by these watery oases each spring and never know the hundreds of lives inside—from tadpoles to fairy shrimp.
In contrast, the stem is usually singular and central, providing a conduit for essential fluids between the roots and the aerial parts of the plant. 15 Branches may undergo pruning or break due to environmental factors, impacting the plant's growth and productivity. The stem, being more robust...