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About Plant Biology
Chapter 1
Why Study Plant Biology?
• Show interrelationships between plants
and other fields of study
• Prepare for careers in plant biology
• Gain fundamental knowledge for upper
division plant biology courses
• Share expertise gained with nonbotanists
What is a Plant?
• An organism that is green and
photosynthetic
• Additional characteristics
– Cell wall composed of cellulose
– Multicellular body
– Can control water loss
– Have strengthening tissues
– Can reproduce by means of microscopic,
drought-resistant spores
Ecologic Services
• Sources of food, fabric, shelter, medicine
• Produce atmospheric oxygen and organic
nitrogen
• Build new land
• Inhibit erosion
• Control atmospheric temperature
• Decompose and cycle essential mineral
nutrients
Importance of Plants to Human
Civilizations
• Trees for lumber to make warships
• Fuel to smelt metals, cure pottery,
generate power and heat
• Sources of wealth
– spices
• Sources of industrial products
– Rubber
– oil
Natural Plant Losses
• Plant losses occurring at a faster rate than
ever before
• Factors include
– Agriculture
– Urbanization
– Overgrazing
– Pollution
– Extinction
Environmental Laws
• Described in 1961 by plant biologist Barry
Commoner
• Laws becoming more true every day
• Four “environmental laws”
– Everything is connected to everything else.
– Everything must go somewhere.
– Nature knows best.
– There is no such thing as a free lunch.
Scientific Method
• Codefined and promoted in 17th century by Rene
Decartes and Francis Bacon
• Steps involved in scientific method
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Make observations
Ask questions
Make educated guesses about possible answers
Base predictions on the guesses
Devise ways to test predictions
Draw conclusions
Scientific Method
• Hypothesis – “educated guess” based on
observations and questioning
• Predicted result occurs – hypothesis is
most likely correct
• Individuals using scientific method should
be objective and unbiased
Scientific Method
Original Hypothesis
Results
support
hypothesis
Devise method to
test hypothesis
Results
support
hypothesis but
suggest minor
refinements
Retest using
minor
refinements
of process
Analyze results
Results do not
support original
hypothesis but fall
within range that
could be expected
if original
hypothesis is
slightly modified
Results are so
unexpected that
they do not
support original
hypothesis and
require a new
hypothesis
Test using
slightly modified
hypothesis
Test new
hypotheses
Studying Plants From Different
Perspectives
• Plant genetics – study of plant heredity
• Plant systematics – study of plant evolution and
classification
• Plant ecology – study of how the environment
affects plant organisms
• Plant anatomy – study of a plant’s internal
structure
• Plant morphology – study of how a plant
develops from a single cell into its diverse
tissues and organs
Study Plants from Taxonomic
Classification
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Microbiology – study of bacteria
Mycology – study of fungi
Phycology – study of algae
Bryology – study of mosses
Interrelationships Among Several Plant
Biology Disciplines
Genes
ENVIRONMENT
Genetics
Evolution
METABOLISM
Ecology
Physiology
Paleoecology
Taxonomy &
Systematics
Biogeography
PLANT
TAXONOMIC
GROUPS
STRUCTURE
Phycology
Microbiology
Mycology
Bryology
DEVELOPMENT
Morphology
Anatomy
Plant Classification
• Taxonomy
• Linnaean system
– Easy to use
– Based on idea that species never changed
– Grouped organisms according to arbitrary
similarities
– Fails to meet needs of modern biologists
Linnaean Taxa
Taxa
Ending
Kingdom
Division
-phyta
Class
-opsida
Order
-ales
Family
-aceae
Genus
No standard ending
Species
No standard ending
Plant Classification
Whittaker’s Five Kingdoms
• Developed in 1969 by Robert Whittaker
• Each kingdom assumed to be
monophyletic group of species
• Molecular biology techniques
– Cladistics
– Show five kingdom system also does not
recognize evolutionary groups
Whittaker’s Five Kingdoms
Kingdom
Monera
Description
Included bacteria
Fungi
Included molds, mildews, rusts,
smuts, and mushrooms
Protista
Included simple organisms, some
were photosynthetic, mostly
aquatic organisms called algae
Plantae
Included more complex
photosynthetic organisms that
typically grew on land
Animalia
Included typically motile,
multicellular, nonphotosynthetic
organisms
Plant Classification
Cladistics
• Based on evolutionary groups
• Compare DNA base pair sequences of
organisms to determine relatedness
• Obtain percent similarity between
organisms
Plant Classification
• Clades – evolutionary groups
• Cladogram = phylogenetic tree
– Branching diagram
– Emphasizes shared features from common
ancestor
– Future discoveries may require modifications
of cladogram
Plant Classification
• Domain
– Neutral term
– Groups of organisms as large or larger than a
kingdom
– Monophyletic
• Three domains based on cladistics
– Eukarya
– Bacteria
– Archaea
Domain Eukarya
• Made up of Whittaker’s plant, animal, and
fungal kingdoms
• Eukaryotic cells
– Membrane-bounded organelles
• Linear chromosomes
• Protists
– Not monophyletic
– Controversy over where to place organisms
Domain Bacteria
• Organisms originally were placed in
Whittaker’s Kingdom Monera
• Microscopic
• Prokaryotic cells
– No membrane-bounded organelles
– Circular chromosome
• Sexual reproduction unknown
• Found in every habitat on Earth
Domain Bacteria
Beneficial aspects
• Decomposers
• Some carry on photosynthesis
– Cyanobacteria or blue-green algae
• Nitrogen fixation
– Convert inorganic N2 into ammonium for plant
use
– Cyanobacteria
Domain Bacteria
Detrimental effects
• Pathogens – cause diseases
• Human diseases
– Botulism, bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis,
tetanus, tuberculosis
• Plant diseases
Domain Archaea
• Organisms originally were placed in
Whittaker’s Kingdom Monera
• Prokaryotic
• Different cell structure and chemistry than
organisms in Domain Bacteria
Domain Archaea
Divided into three groups based on habitat
• Bacteria of sulfur-rich anaerobic hot
springs and deep ocean hydrothermal
vents
• Bacteria of anaerobic swamps and termite
intestines
• Bacteria of extremely saline waters
– Extreme halophiles
– Photosynthetic – pigment bacteriorhodopsin
Three Domains
Domain
Cell Type
Description
Eukaryotic
Membrane bounded organelles, linear
chromosomes
Archaea
Prokaryotic
Found in extreme environments, cell
structure and differ from members of
Domain Bacteria
Bacteria
Prokaryotic
Ordinary bacteria, found in every habitat
on earth, play major role as decomposers
Eukarya
Kingdom Fungi
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Eukaryotic cells
Typically microscopic and filamentous
Rigid cell wall made of chitin
Reproduce sexually in a variety of
complex life cycles and spores
• Widely distributed throughout world –
mainly terrestrial
Kingdom Fungi
Economic importance
• Decomposers
• Form associations with roots of plants
• Important foods for animals and humans
– Mushrooms, morels
• Decomposing action of yeast
– Flavored cheeses, leavened bread, alcoholic
beverages
Kingdom Fungi
Economic importance
• Production of antibiotics
– Penicillium
• Pathogens
– Invade both plant and animal tissue
– Cause illnesses
– Reduce crop yields
Kingdom Protista
• Eukaryotic cells
• Reproduce both sexually and asexually
• Catch-all group
– Photosynthetic organisms – algae
– Nonphotosynthetic organisms – slime molds,
foraminiferans, protozoans
Kingdom Protista
Algae
• Arrangements
– Single cells, clusters, filaments, sheets, threedimensional packets of cells
• Photosynthetic
• Float in uppermost layers of all oceans
and lakes
Kingdom Protista
• Phytoplankton
– “grasses of the sea”
– Microscopic algae
– Form base of natural food chain
– Produce 50% of all oxygen in atmosphere
Kingdom Plantae
• Included all organisms informally called
plants
• Bodies more complex than bacteria, fungi,
or protists
• Eukaryotic
Kingdom Plantae
• Unique biochemical traits of plants
– Cell walls composed of cellulose
– Accumulate starch as carbohydrate storage
product
– Special types of chlorophylls and other
pigments
Kingdom Plantae
Ecologic and economic importance of plants
• Form base of terrestrial food chains
• Principal human crops
• Provide building materials, clothing,
cordage, medicines, and beverages
Challenge for 21st Century
While the human population increases, the
major challenge of retaining natural
biological diversity and developing a
sustainable use of the world’s forests,
grasslands, and cropland remains. As you
study plant biology, think of the ways that
you can contribute to this challenge.
Proteins take on a variety of shapes, which enables specific
interactions (function) with other molecules.
Fig. 2.22 Stages in the formation of a functioning protein
The Plant Cell and the Cell
Cycle
Chapter 3
Eucaryotic Cell structure
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum-site of secreted protein synthesis
Smooth ER-site of fatty acid synthesis
Ribosomes-site of protein synthesis
Golgi apparatus- site of modification and sorting of secreted proteins
Lysosomes-recycling of polymers and organelles
Nucleus-double membrane structure confining the chromosomes
Nucleolus-site of ribosomal RNA synthesis and assembly of ribosomes
Peroxisome-site of fatty acid and amino acid degradation
Flagella/Cilia- involved in motility
Mitochondria-site of oxidative phosphorylation
Chloroplast-site of photosynthesis
Intermediate filaments- involved in cytoskeleton structure
Plant vs Animal Cells
• Plant cells have chloroplasts and perform
photosynthesis
• Outermost barrier in plant cells is the cell
wall
• Outermost barrier in animal cells is the
plasma membrane
Cell
• Basic unit of plant structure and function
• Robert Hooke
– Looked at cork tissue under microscope
– “little boxes or cells distinct from one another
….that perfectly enclosed air”
• Nehemiah Grew
– Recognized leaves as collections of cells filled
with fluid and green inclusions
Cell Theory
Statement
All plants and animals are
composed of cells.
Cells reproduce themselves.
All cells arise by
reproduction from previous
cells.
Year
Contributor
1838
Matthias
Schleiden and
Theodor Schwann
1858
Rudolf Virchow
1858
Rudolf Virchow
Basic Similarities of Cells
• Cells possess basic characteristic of life
– Movement
– Metabolism
– Ability to reproduce
• Organelles
– “little organs”
– Carry out specialized functions within cells
Light Microscope
• View cells 20-200 µm in diameter
• Can view living or stained specimens
• Resolution (resolving power)
– Ability to distinguish separate objects
– Limited by lenses and wavelengths of light
used
– Smallest object that can be resolved is ~ 0.2
µm in diameter
Confocal Microscope
• Laser illumination
• Detecting lens focuses on single point at a
time
– Scans entire sample to assemble picture
• No reduction in contrast due to scattered
light
• Can generate 3-D images
Transmission Electron Microscope
• Responsible for discovery of most of
smaller organelles in cell
• Greater resolution
• Uses beams of electrons rather than light
• Magnets for lenses
• Ultrathin section examined in vacuum
• View image on fluorescent plate or
photographic film
Scanning Electron Microscope
• Collected electrons used to form picture in
television picture tube
• High resolution view of surface structures
• Requires vacuum
• Recent refinements
– Can operate in low vacuum
– Can view live plant cells and insects
Microscope Comparisons
Source for Nature of
illumination lenses
Condition of
specimen
Image
formation
White light
Living or killed
stained specimen
View directly
through
microscope
Killed stained
specimens
Image analyzed
on digital
computer
screen
Ultrathin section of
killed specimen
contained within
vacuum
View on
fluorescent
plate or
photographic
film
Surface view of killed
specimen contained
within vacuum, with
low vacuum can view
living cells
Television
picture tube
Light microscope
Confocal
microscope
Transmission
electron
microscope
Scanning
electron
microscope
Laser
Electrons
Electrons
Glass
Glass
Magnets
Magnets
Generalized Plant Cell
chloroplast
vacuole
nucleus
cell wall
mitochondrion
Fig. 3-3 (b & c), p. 33
Boundaries Between Inside
and Outside the Cell
Plasma Membrane
and
Cell Wall
Plasma Membrane
• Surrounds cell
• Controls transport into and out of cell
• Selectively permeable
Plasma Membrane
• Composed of approximately half phospholipid
and half protein, small amount of sterols
– Phospholipid bilayer
– Separates aqueous solution inside cell from aqueous
layer outside cell
– Prevents water-soluble compounds inside cell from
leaking out
– Prevents water-soluble compounds outside cell from
diffusing in
Plasma Membrane
• Proteins in bilayer
• Perform different functions
– Ion pumps
• Move ions from lower to higher concentration
• Require ATP energy
• Proton pump – moves H+ ions from inside to
outside of cell
• Ca+2 pump – moves Ca2+ to outside of cell
– Channels – allow substances to diffuse across
membrane
Extracellular environment
PHOSPHOLIPID
BILAYER
PUMPS AND
CHANNELS
Cytoplasm
SENSORY PROTEINS
RECEPTORS
STEROL
Fig. 3-4, p. 34
Plasma Membrane
• Plasmodesmata
– Connects plasma membranes of adjacent
plant cells
– Extends through cell wall
– Allows materials to move from cytoplasm of
one cell to cytoplasm of next cell
• Symplast – name for continuous
cytoplasm in set of cells
E.R. lumen
E.R.
plasma
membrane
Cytoplasm
Cell wall
plasmodesmal
proteins
Cytoplasm
Fig. 3-5, p. 35
Plasma Membrane
• Apoplast –
– Space outside cell
– Next to plasma membrane within fibrils of cell
wall
– Area of considerable metabolic activity
– Important space in plant but questionable as
to whether it is part of the plant’s cells
Cell Wall
• Rigid structure made of cellulose microfibrils
• Helps prevent cell rupture
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Process of osmosis allows water to enter cell
Inflow of water expands cell
Expansion forces cell membrane against cell wall
Resistance of cell wall to expansion balances
pressure of osmosis
– Stops flow of water into cell
– Keeps cell membrane from further expansion
Cell Wall
• Osmotic forces balanced by pressure
exerted by cell wall
– Creates turgor pressure
– Causes cells to become stiff and
incompressible
– Able to support large plant organs
– Loss of turgor pressure – plant wilts
Fig. 3-6, p. 35
Cell Wall
• Place cell in salt solution
– Water leaves cytoplasm
– Protoplast (space inside plasma membrane)
shrinks
– Plasma membrane pulls away from cell wall
– Cell lacks turgor pressure - wilts
PROTOPLAST
SOLUTION
Concentration
0.3 molar
Pressure
0 megapascals
Concentration
0.3 molar
(Isotonic)
Concentration
0.27 molar
Pressure
0.66 megapascals
Concentration
0.5 molar
Pressure
0 megapascals
Concentration
0 molar
(Hypotonic)
Concentration
0.5 molar
(Hypertonic)
Fig. 3-7 (a-c), p. 36
Fig. 3-7 (d), p. 36
Cell Wall Structure
• Primary cell wall
– Cell wall that forms while cell is growing
• Secondary cell wall
– Additional cell wall layer deposited between
primary cell wall and plasma membrane
– Generally contains cellulose microfibrils and
water-impermeable lignin
– Provides strength to wood
Cell Wall Structure
• Specialized types of cell walls
– cutin covering cell wall or suberin imbedded in
cell wall
– Waxy substances impermeable to water
– Cutinized cell walls
• Found on surfaces of leaves and other organs
exposed to air
• Retard evaporation from cells
• Barrier to potential pathogens
Organelles of Protein
Synthesis and Transport
Nucleus, Ribosomes,
Endoplasmic Reticulum, and Golgi
Apparatus
Nucleus
• Ovoid or irregular in shape
• Up to 25 µm in diameter
• Easily stained for light or electron
microscopy
Nucleus
• Surrounded by double membrane –
nuclear envelope
– Protein filaments of lamin line inner surface of
envelope and stabilize it
– Inner and outer membranes connect to form
pores
• Nucleoplasm
– Portion of nucleus inside nuclear envelope
one pore
nuclear envelope
1 µm
0.2 µm
lipid bilayer facing
the nucleoplasm
nuclear
lipid bilayer facing
envelope the cytoplasm
pore complex that
spans both bilayers
Fig. 3-8, p. 37
Nucleus
• Nucleoli (singular, nucleolus)
– Densely staining region within nucleus
– Accumulation of RNA-protein complexes
(ribosomes)
– Site where ribosomes are synthesized
– Center of nucleoli
• DNA templates
• Guide synthesis of ribosomal RNA
Nucleus
• Chromosomes
– Found in nucleoplasm
– Contain DNA and protein
– Each chromosome composed of long
molecule of DNA wound around histone
proteins forming a chain of nucleosome
– Additional proteins form scaffolds to hold
nucleosomes in place
Fig. 3-9, p. 37
At times when a chromosome is most
condensed, the chromosomal proteins
interact, which packages loops of already
coiled DNA into a “supercoiled” array.
Fig. 3-9d, p. 37
At a deeper
level of structural
organization, the
chromosomal
proteins and DNA
are organized as
a cylindrical fiber.
Fig. 3-9c, p. 37
Immerse a
chromosome in
saltwater and it
loosens up to a
beads-on-a-string
organization. The
“string” is one
DNA molecule.
Each “bead” is
a nucleosome.
Fig. 3-9b, p. 37
core of
histone
molecules
A nucleosome
consists of part of
a DNA molecule
looped twice
around a core
of histones.
Fig. 3-9a, p. 37
Nucleus
• DNA in chromosomes
– Stores genetic information in nucleotide sequences
– Information used to direct protein synthesis
• Steps in protein synthesis
– Transcription – DNA directs synthesis of RNA
– Most RNA stays in nucleus or is quickly broken down
– Small amount of RNA (mRNA) carries information
from nucleus to cytoplasm
Nuclear Components
Component
Structure and Function
Nuclear envelope
Double layered membrane, filaments of protein
lamin line inner surface and stabilize structure,
inner and outer membranes connect to form pores
Nucleoplasm
Portion inside the nuclear envelope
Nucleoli
Dark staining bodies within nucleus, site for
ribosome synthesis
Chromosomes
Store genetic information in nucleotide sequences,
each chromosome consists of chain of
nucleosomes (long DNA molecule and associated
histone proteins)
Ribosomes
• Small dense bodies formed from
ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and proteins
• Function in protein synthesis
• Active ribosomes in clusters called
polyribosomes
– Attached to same mRNA
– All ribosomes in one polyribosome make
same type of protein
Ribosomes
• In living cell, ribosomes are not fixed
– Move rapidly along mRNA
– Read base sequence
– Add amino acids to growing protein chain
– At end of mRNA, ribosome falls off, releasing
completed protein into cytoplasm
mRNA
ribosomes
free
polyribosomes
attached
polyribosomes
Fig. 3-10, p. 38
mRNA
ribosomes
free
polyribosomes
attached
polyribosomes
Fig. 3-10a, p. 38
Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Branched, tubular structure
Often found near edge of cell
Function
– Site where proteins are synthesized and
packaged for transport to other locations in
the cell
– Proteins injected through membrane into
lumen
Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Packaging of proteins by ER
– Considered to be packaged when separated
from cytoplasm by membrane
– Sphere (vesicle) of membrane-containing
proteins may bud off from ER
– Vesicle carries proteins to other locations in
cell
Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Types of ER
– rough ER – ribosomes attached to surface
– smooth ER – does not have attached
ribosomes
• Carbohydrate transport
– Often attached to proteins in ER
– Helps protect carbohydrate from breakdown
by destructive enzymes
Golgi Apparatus
• Also called a dictyosome
• Consists of stack of membranous,
flattened bladders called cisternae
0.25 µm
vesicles
internal spaces
cisternae
Fig. 3-11, p. 38
Golgi Apparatus
• Directs movements of proteins and other substances
from ER to other parts of cell
– Cell wall components (proteins, hemicellulose, pectin) pass
through cisternae
– Move to plasma membrane inside membranous sphere
– Sphere joins with plasma membrane
– Membrane of sphere becomes part of plasma membrane
– Protein, hemicellulose, and pectin contents released to outside
the cell
Endomembrane System
• Complex network that transports materials
between Golgi apparatus, the ER, and
other organelles of the cell
• Movement
– Rapid
– Continuous
Organelles of Energy
Metabolism
Plastids
and
Mitochondria
Plastids
• Found in every living plant cell
– 20-50/cell
– 2-10 µm in diameter
• Surrounded by double membrane
• Contain DNA and ribosomes
– Protein-synthesizing system similar to but not
identical to one in nucleus and cytoplasm
two outer
membranes
thylakoids
stroma
Fig. 3-12 (a), p. 40
Plastids
• Proplastids
– Small plastids always found in dividing plant cells
– Have short internal membranes and crystalline
associations of membranous materials called
prolamellar bodies
– As cell matures, plastids develop
• Prolamellar bodies reorganized
• Combined with new lipids and proteins to form more
extensive internal membranes
Plastids
• Types of plastids
– Chloroplasts
– Leukoplasts
– Amyloplasts
– Chromoplasts
Fig. 3-12 (b-f), p. 40
Plastids
• Chloroplasts
– Thylakoids
• Inner membranes
• Have proteins that bind to chlorophyll
– Chlorophyll
• Green compound that gives green plant tissue its
color
– Stroma
• Thick solution of enzymes surrounding thylakoids
Plastids
• Chloroplasts
– Function
• Convert light energy into chemical energy
(photosynthesis)
• Accomplished by proteins in thylakoids and
stromal enzymes
• Can store products of photosynthesis
(carbohydrates) in form of starch grains
Chloroplast
Component
Description
Thylakoids
Inner membranes of chloroplast, contain
proteins that bind with chlorophyll
Stroma
Thick enzyme solution surrounding
thylakoids
Chlorophyll
Green pigment that gives plant tissue its
green color
Storage form of carbohydrates produced
Starch grains during photosynthesis
Leukoplasts
• leuko – “white”
• Found in roots and some nongreen tissues
in stems
• No thylakoids
• Store carbohydrates in form of starch
• Microscopically appear as white, refractile,
shiny particles
Amyloplasts
• amylo – “starch”
• Leukoplast that contains large starch
granules
Chromoplasts
• chromo – “color”
• Found in some colored plant tissues
– tomato fruits, carrot roots
– High concentrations of specialized lipids –
carotenes and xanthophylls
– Give plant tissues orange-to-red color
Plastids
Prefix
Meaning
Function
Chloroplast
“chloro –”
“yellowgreen”
Photosynthesis, convert
light energy into chemical
energy, store
carbohydrates as starch
grains
Leukoplast
“leuko –”
“white”
Store carbohydrates in
form of starch
Amyloplast
“amylo –”
“starch”
Leukoplasts that contain
large granules of starch
“color”
Stores carotenes and
xanthophylls, give orangeto-red color to certain plant
tissues
Chromoplast “chromo –”
Mitochondria
• Double-membrane structure
• Contain DNA and ribosomes
• Inner membrane infolded
– Folds called cristae
– Increase surface area available for chemical
reactions
outer
compartment
cristae
inner
compartment
(matrix)
inner
membrane
outer
membrane
Fig. 3-13, p. 41
Mitochondria
• Matrix
– Viscous solution of enzymes within cristae
• Function
– source of most ATP in any cell that is not
actively photosynthesizing
– Site of oxidative respiration
– Release of ATP from organic molecules
– ATP used to power chemical reactions in cell
Other Cellular Structures
Vacuoles, Vesicles, Peroxisomes,
Glyoxysomes, Lysosomes, and
Cytoskeleton
Vacuoles
• Large compartment surrounded by single
membrane
• Takes up large portion of cell volume
• Tonoplast
– Membrane surrounding vacuole
– Has embedded protein pumps and channels
that control flow of ions and molecules into
and out of vacuole
Vacuole
• Functions
– May accumulate ions which increase turgor
pressure inside cell
– Can store nutrients such as sucrose
– Can store other nutritious chemicals
– May accumulate compounds that are toxic to
herbivores
– May serve as a dump for wastes that cell
cannot keep and cannot excrete
Vesicles
• Small, round bodies surrounded by single
membrane
– Peroxisomes and glyoxysomes
• Compartments for enzymatic reactions that need to be
separated from cytoplasm
– Lysosomes
• Contain enzymes that break down proteins, carbohydrates,
and nucleic acids
• May function in removing wastes within living cell
• Can release enzymes that dissolve the entire cell
Cytoskeleton
• Collection of long, filamentous structures
within cytoplasm
• Functions
– Keeps organelles in specific places
– Sometimes directs movement of organelles
around the cell
• Cyclosis – cytoplasmic streaming
Cytoskeleton
• Structures in cytoskeleton
– Microtubules
– Motor proteins
– Microfilaments
• Specialized proteins connect microtubules
and microfilaments to other organelles
– Connections thought to coordinate many cell
processes
Microtubules
• Relatively thick (0.024 µm in diameter)
• Assembled from protein subunits called
tubulin
• Fairly rigid but can lengthen or shorten by
adding or removing tubulin molecules
Microtubules
• Functions
– Guide movement of organelles around
cytoplasm
– Key organelles in cell division
– Form basis of cilia and flagella
• Cilia and flagella never found in flowering plants
• Important to some algae and to male gametes of
lower plants
Microfilaments
• Thinner (0.007 µm in diameter) and more
flexible than microtubules
• Made of protein subunits called actin
• Often found in bundles
• Function
– Serve as guides for movement of organelles
Motor Proteins
• Powered by ATP molecules
• Microtubule motor proteins
– Kinesins, dyneins
– Move along microtubule making and breaking
connections between tubulin subunits
• Microfilament motor proteins
– myosin
Cytoskeleton
Subunits
Microtubules
Microfilaments
Tubulin
(protein)
Actin
(protein)
Motor
proteins
Function
Kinesins,
dyneins
Key organelles in cell division,
form basis of cilia and flagella,
serve as guides for movement of
organelles within cell
Serve as guides for movement
of organelles within cell
Myosin
The Organization of the Plant
Body: Cells, Tissues, and
Meristems
Chapter 4
Organization of Plant Body
Most vascular plants consist of:
Shoot
System
Above
ground part
Below
Root System
ground part
Stems,
leaves, buds,
flowers, fruit
Main roots
and
branches
Plant Cells and Tissues
• Cell wall – surrounds each plant cell
• Pectin – glues plant cells together
• Meristems
– Groups of specialized dividing cells
– Sources of cells and tissues
– Not tissues themselves
• Plant organs – leaves, stems,roots, flower
parts
Fig. 4-CO, p. 49
Main Tissues of Plants
Ground tissue
system
Most extensive in leaves
(mesophyll) and young
green stems (pith and
cortex)
Vascular tissue
system
Conducting tissues
•Xylem – distributes
water and solutes
•Phloem – distributes
sugars
Dermal tissue
system
Covers and protects
plant surfaces –
epidermis and periderm
Plant Tissues
• Simple tissues
– Composed of mostly one cell type
– Workhorse cells of plant body
– Functions
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Conduct photosynthesis
Load materials into and out of vascular system
Hold plant upright
Store things
Help keep plant healthy and functioning
Simple Plant Tissues
Tissue type
Parenchyma tissue
Cell types
Parenchyma cells
Collenchyma tissue Collenchyma cells
Sclerenchyma tissue Fibers, sclereids
Table 4-1, p. 50
shoot tip
xylem
epidermis
mesophyll
bud
flower
phloem
node
internode
Dermal tissues
node
pith
xylem
phloem
cortex
Vascular tissues
leaf
epidermis
seeds (inside fruit)
Ground tissues
Shoot system
Root system
cortex
xylem
primary root
lateral root
root hairs
phloem
epidermis
root tip
root cap
Fig. 4-1, p. 51
Parenchyma
• Usually spherical or elongated
• Thin primary cell wall
• Perform basic metabolic functions of cells
– Respiration
– Photosynthesis
– Storage
– Secretion
parenchyma
cells
Fig. 4-2a, p. 52
Parenchyma
• Usually live 1-2 years
• Crystals of calcium oxalate commonly
found in vacuoles
– May help regulate pH of cells
• May aggregate to form parenchyma tissue
in
– Cortex and pith of stems
– Cortex of roots
– Mesophyll of leaves
Parenchyma
• Mature cells may be developmentally
programmed to form different cell types
– Wound healing
– Transfer cells
• Have numerous cell wall ingrowths
• Improve transport of water and minerals over short
distances
• At ends of vascular cells help load and unload
sugars and other substances
parenchyma cell with lignified wall
pit
Fig. 4-2b, p. 52
Collenchyma
• Specialized to support young stems and
leaf petioles
• Often outermost cells of cortex
• Elongated cells
• Often contain chloroplasts
• Living at maturity
collenchyma cell
Fig. 4-6, p. 54
Collenchyma
• Walls composed of alternating layers of
pectin and cellulose
• Can occur as aggregates forming
collenchyma tissue
– Form cylinder surrounding stem
– Form strands
• Make up ridges of celery stalk
Sclerenchyma
• Rigid cell walls
• Function to support weight of plant organs
• Two types of cells
– Fibers
– Sclereids
• Both fibers and sclereids have thick, lignified
secondary cell walls
• Both fibers and sclereids are dead at maturity
fiber
Fig. 4-7a, p. 54
sclereid
Fig. 4-7c, p. 54
Sclerenchyma
• Fibers
– Long, narrow cells with thick, pitted cell walls
and tapered ends
– Sometimes elastic (can snap back to original
length)
Sclerenchyma
• Fibers
– Arrangements
• Aggregates that form continuous cylinder around
stems
• May connect end to end forming multicellular
strands
• May appear as individual cells or small groups of
cells in vascular tissues
Sclerenchyma
• Sclereids
– Many different shapes
– Usually occur in small clusters or solitary cells
– Cell walls often thicker than walls of fibers
– Sometimes occur as sheets
• Hard outer layer of some seed coats
Complex Tissues
Composed of groups of different cell types
Complex tissue
Cell types
Xylem
Vessel member, tracheid, fiber,
parenchyma cell
Phloem
Sieve-tube member, sieve cell,
companion cell, albuminous cell, fiber,
sclereid, parenchyma cell
Epidermis
Guard cell, epidermal cell, subsidiary
cell, trichome (hair)
Periderm
Phellem (cork) cell, phelloderm cell
Secretory structures
Trichome, laticifer
collenchyma
phloem
xylem
Fig. 4-8a, p. 56
secondary phloem
secondary xylem
Fig. 4-8b, p. 56
The Vascular System
Xylem
• Complex tissue
• Transports water and dissolved minerals
• Locations of primary xylem
– In vascular bundles of leaves and young
stems
– At or near center of young root (vascular
cylinder)
Xylem Cell Types
Cell Type
Description
•Water conducting cells
Trachery element (tracheids •Not living at maturity
and vessel members)
•Before cell dies, cell wall becomes
thickened with cellulose and lignin
•Strength and support
Fibers
Parenchyma cells
•Help load minerals in and out of vessel
members and tracheids
•Only living cells found in xylem
Xylem
• Secondary xylem
– Forms later in development of stems and roots
• Water exchanged between cells through tiny
openings called pits
– Simple pits
• Occur in secondary walls of fibers and lignified parenchyma
cells
– Bordered pits
• Occur in tracheids, vessel members, and some fibers
parenchyma cells
spiral
annular
reticulate
scalariform
pitted
Fig. 4-9, p. 57
secondary
cell wall
nucleus
pits
primary
cell wall
cytoplasm
secondary
cell wall
border
primary
cell wall
Fig. 4-10 (a & b), p. 57
secondary
cell wall
border
primary
cell wall
Fig. 4-10 (b), p. 57
Phloem
• Complex tissue
• Transports sugar through plant
• Primary phloem
– In vascular bundles near primary xylem in
young stems
– In vascular cylinder in roots
Phloem
• Cell types in angiosperm phloem
– Sieve-tube members
– Companion cells
– Parenchyma
– Fibers and/or sclereids
sieve plate
sieve-tube members
parenchyma cells
companion cell
parenchyma cell
sieve-tube plastids
plasmodesmata
parenchyma plastid
Fig. 4-13, p. 59
Phloem
• Sieve-tube members
– Conducting elements of phloem
– Join end-to-end to form long sieve tubes
– Mature cell contains mass of dense material
called P-protein
• May help move materials through sieve tubes
– Usually live and function from 1 to 3 years
parenchyma cell
sieve-tube member
Fig. 4-14a, p. 59
Phloem
• Sieve-tube members
– mature sieve-tube members have aggregates
of small pores called sieve areas
• One or more sieve areas on end wall of sieve-tube
member called a sieve-plate
• Callose (carbohydrate) surrounds margins of pores
– Forms rapidly in response to aging, wounding, other
stresses
– May limit loss of cell sap from injured cells
Phloem
• Companion cells
– Connected by plasmodesmata to mature
sieve-tube member
– Contain nucleus and organelles
– Thought to regulate metabolism of adjacent
sieve-tube member
– Play role in mechanism of loading and
unloading phloem
companion cell
sieve-tube member
Fig. 4-14b, p. 59
Phloem
• Parenchyma
– Usually living
– Function in loading and unloading phloem
sieve cell
sieve area
Fig. 4-14c, p. 59
Phloem
• Fibers and/or sclereids
– Long tapered cells
– Lignified cell walls
Phloem
Gymnosperms and ferns
• Sieve cells instead of sieve-tube members
• Conducting elements in phloem
• Long cells with tapered ends
• Sieve areas but no sieve plates
• Usually lack nuclei at maturity
• Albuminous cells
– Adjacent to sieve cells
– Short, living cells
– Act as companion cells to sieve cells
The Outer Covering of the
Plant
Epidermis
• Outer covering
• Usually one cell layer thick
– Epidermis of succulents may be 5-6 cell
layers thick
• Functions
– Protects inner tissues from drying and from
infection by some pathogens
– Regulates movement of water and gases out
of and into plant
Epidermis
• Cell types
– Epidermal cells
– Guard cells
– Trichomes (hairs)
Epidermis
• Epidermal cells
– Main cell type making up epidermis
– Living, lack chloroplasts
– Somewhat elongated shape
– Cell walls with irregular contours
– Outer wall coated with cutin to form cuticle
• Cuticle found on all plant parts except tip of shoot
apex and root cap
• Cuticle often very thin in roots
cuticle
Fig. 4-17, p. 61
Epidermis
• Guard cells
– Found in epidermis of young stems, leaves,
flower parts, and some roots
– Specialized epidermal cells
– Small opening or pore between each pair of
guard cells
• Allows gases to enter and leave underlying tissue
– 2 guard cells + pore = 1 stoma (plural,
stomata)
guard cell
Fig. 4-18a, p. 61
Epidermis
• Guard cells
– Differ from epidermal cells
• Crescent shaped
• Contain chloroplasts
guard cell
stoma
pore
subsidiary
cell
stoma
apparatus
epidermal cell
Fig. 4-18b, p. 61
Epidermis
• Subsidiary cell
– Forms in close association with guard cells
– Functions in stomatal opening and closing
Epidermis
• Trichomes
– Epidermal outgrowths
– Single cell or multicellular
• Example: root hairs
• Increase root surface area in contact with soil
water
Fig. 4-19, p. 62
Periderm
• Protective layer that forms in older stems
and roots
• Secondary tissue
• Several cell layers deep
Periderm
• Composed of
– Phellem (cork)
• On outside
• Cells dead at maturity
• Suberin embedded in cell walls
– Phellogen (cork cambium)
• Layer of dividing cells
– Phelloderm
• Toward inside
• Parenchyma-like cells
• Cells live longer than phellem cells
Figure 3, p. 63
cuticle
epidermis
phellem
cork cambium
phelloderm
cortex
Fig. 4-20, p. 63
Periderm
• Secretory structures
– Primarily occur in leaves and stems
– May be single-celled or complex multicellular
structure
– Examples
• Trichomes
– Could secrete materials out of plant to attract insect pollinators
• Laticifers
– Secrete latex which discourages herbivores from eating plant
laticifer
Fig. 4-21, p. 64
Table 4-2a, p. 65
Table 4-2b, p. 65
Table 4-2c, p. 66
Meristems
Meristems
• Special region in plant body where new cells
form
• Area where growth and differentiation are
initiated
– Growth
• Irreversible increase in size that results from cell division and
enlargement
– Cell differentiation
• Structural and biochemical changes a cell undergoes in order
to perform a specialized function
Meristems
• Categories of meristems
– Shoot and apical meristems
• Ultimate source of all cells in a plant
– Primary meristems
• Originate in apical meristems
• Differentiate into primary tissues
– Secondary meristems
• Produce secondary tissues
SAM
ground
meristem
Region of
primary growth
Primary
meristems
protoderm
procambium
cork
cambium Secondary
vascular
meristems
cambium
Region of
primary growth
procambium
ground
Primary
meristem meristems
protoderm
RAM
Root system
Fig. 4-22, p. 66
Root and Apical Meristems
•
•
•
•
RAM – root apical meristem
SAM – shoot apical meristem
New cells produced by cell division
Theoretically could divide forever
– Does not occur
• Scarcity of nutrients
• Branch of plant can only carry so much weight
• Genetic regulation of growth
Primary Meristems
• Functions
– Form primary tissues
– Elongate root and shoot
Primary Meristems
• Types of primary meristems
– Protoderm
• Cells differentiate into epidermis
– Procambium
• Cells differentiate into primary xylem and primary phloem
– Ground meristem
• Differentiates into cells of pith and cortex of stems and roots
• Differentiates into mesophyll of leaves
young leaf
SAM
protoderm
ground
meristem
procambium
Fig. 4-23b, p. 67
Fig. 4-23c, p. 67
ground meristem
procambium protoderm
RAM
root cap
Fig. 4-23d, p. 67
Secondary Meristems
• Functions
– Cell division
– Initiation of cell differentiation
– Lateral growth
• Increases thickness and circumference of stems
and roots
Secondary Meristems
• Not found in all plants
– Lacking in plants that grow only one season
– Leaves usually lack secondary growth
• Types of secondary meristems
– Vascular cambium
• Differentiates into secondary xylem and secondary
phloem
– Cork cambium
• Differentiates into periderm
Additional Meristems
• Intercalary meristems
– In stems
– Regulates stem elongation
• Leaf specific meristems
– Regulates leaf shapes
• Repair of wounds
• Formation of buds and roots in unusual
places