Functions of the stem include:
1. Providing protection for the upper portions of the plant (those which normally carry the reproductive organs).
2. Protects the vascular system of the plant from environmental (weather), mechanical, insect or animal damage. In part the vascular system provides the stem with rigidity.
3. Contributes to the increase in surface area for photosynthesis, branches hold the leaves further away from the stem (where light levels can be lower), exposing more leaf area to the sun.
4. Stems also elevate the leaf canopy away from other plants which may be competing for the same sunlight (such as in dense jungles).
5. Transports water and minerals from roots to the leaves and prepared food to the roots and other plant parts.
The stem gives support and structure for the plant. The stem houses the xylem and phloem which transports water and nutrients from the root to other parts of the plant. It also protects from the leaves.
The stem on a plant works as the motorway of the plant. It transfers the nutrients collected by the roots to the actual flower and also anchors it into the ground.
The stem of a plant is one of the two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root. The also supports the rest of the plant above ground.
Plant stems hold the plant upright an carry nutrients from one part of the plant to the other.
Plant stems are very important to the health of plants. Plant stems carry water to the plant and keeps the plant standing upright so it can get sunlight. It also transports nutrients.
To transport water and nutrients to other parts of the plant.
A "stem" is a part of a plant. It is a vascular structure that supports heaves or flowers and connects these to the roots of the plant. It also sends the sugar that the plant makes up to the leaves for photosynthesis
a stem of course
poo!! in a stem
The plant stem is located under ground inside the roots.
Woody stem
To keep it upright.
it is a woody stem plant
The plant stem has two functions. The plant stem supports the leaves and flowers. The plant stem also transports water and food to the plant.
A "stem" is a part of a plant. It is a vascular structure that supports heaves or flowers and connects these to the roots of the plant. It also sends the sugar that the plant makes up to the leaves for photosynthesis
Yes, the shoot is a stem of a plant.
yes the plant stem is considered an organ of the plant.
Mostly stem cuttings are used for plant propagation. In certain cases like Bryophyllum even leaf cuttings are used for this purpose.
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A strawberry plant has a stem that is called a crown stem. The strawberry's stem is short and very wide.
yes the plant stem is considered an organ of the plant.
The balsam plant has a soft stem because the stem is filled with water. The water in the stem keeps the plant upright. When there is little water in the plant the stem bends towards the ground.
stem the stem sticks straight.