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Support in Aquatic Plants

This document summarizes the different support systems found in aquatic and terrestrial plants. It describes how submerged aquatic plants like hydrilla have thin leaves and stems that provide little resistance to water flow. Floating aquatic plants like water hyacinth have broad, firm leaves and air-filled tissues that provide buoyancy. Terrestrial plants obtain support through cell thickening and modification of tissues. Woody plants strengthen as they develop lignin in xylem tissues and have additional support from collenchyma and sclerenchyma cells.

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Support in Aquatic Plants

This document summarizes the different support systems found in aquatic and terrestrial plants. It describes how submerged aquatic plants like hydrilla have thin leaves and stems that provide little resistance to water flow. Floating aquatic plants like water hyacinth have broad, firm leaves and air-filled tissues that provide buoyancy. Terrestrial plants obtain support through cell thickening and modification of tissues. Woody plants strengthen as they develop lignin in xylem tissues and have additional support from collenchyma and sclerenchyma cells.

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SUPPORT IN

AQUATIC PLANTS

SUBMERGED
PLANTS

Hydrilla sp.
Curly-Leafed Pondweed
American Pondweed

Thin, narrow and flexible leaves

Provide little
resistance to water
flow
This means
submerged plants
can be tugged at
and pulled by water
currents with little
and stems
damagewhich

There are air sacs within the leaves


keep the plants afloat close to the surface to obtain
maximum sunlight

Water provides buoyancy (water buoyancy)


If these which
plants are
removed from water,
support these plants
they become limp
and floppy

F L O AT I N G
PLANTS

Water Hyacinth
Bladderwort
Duckweed
Water Lettuce

Broad leaves that are firm but flexible enough to


resist being torn by wave action
Aerenchyma tissues in the stems and leaves
Spongy tissues
with large air
spaces between
the cells
Provide buoyancy
so that plants can
float on the
surface of the
water

TERRESTRIAL PLANTS
NON WOODY PLANTS

WOODY PLANTS

NON-WOODY PLANTS
Herbaceous plants
i.

Support is provided by turgidity of the parenchyma and


collenchyma cells

ii.

The thickening of the cell walls with cellulose and pectin in the
parenchyma cells provide additional mechanical strength.

iii. Example:
Balsam

Spinach

Maize

Climbers
i.

Have tendrils which grow from the base of leaf stalks. Ex: Morning glory

ii. Have thorns to hook on to a nearby support.


Ex: Rose

2.3 SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN PLANTS


XYLEM

SUPPORT IN
WOODY PLANTS
COLLENCHYMA

SCHLERENCHYMA

2.3 SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN PLANTS


Woody plants
Support provided through tissue modification
Xylem tissue
Consists of xylem vessel and tracheids
Strenghtened by lignin during development (primary
growth)
Lignin tough, inelastic and not permeable to water
Store starch, sugars and water
It become turgid give support
Lignin allows the formation of different types of
vessels (primary xylem, primary growth)
As plants grow, they undergo secondary growth and
form secondary xylem (wood)

2.3 SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN PLANTS


Woody plants
Collenchyma tissues
Thickened with cellulose and pectin

Schlerenchyma tissues
Thickened with lignin
Support non-growing parts of plants

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