Plant Anatomy

What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?

Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.

Learn about the structure and function of the cells in leaves.

List of hand-on activities connected to plants

What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?

Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.

Learn about pollination and other forms of sexual reproduction in plants. And did you know that plants can also reproduce asexually?

Plants need to exchange gases and water with their environment as part of photosynthesis. Some plant cells have evolved specifically for this purpose.

8 images of some flowerheads such as roses and water lilies whose outer petals are longer than the petals in the centre of the flower

3 images of some asymmetrical flowerheads such as an iris and an Orchis Sima or Monkey Orchid

7 images of some symmetrical flowerheads such as asters and sunflowers whose petals radiate from the centre of the flower

5 images of some flowerheads such as petunias and lilies that start as a narrow base and widen to an open shape