Practice Worksheet – Plant Anatomy



Practice Worksheet – Plant Anatomy

1. Label the structures on the

cross-section of a leaf:

2. Describe these leaves as simple, pinnately compound, or palmately compound:

3. Identify these leaves as belonging to a monocot or dicot:

[pic]

4. Flowering plants are grouped into 2 categories – monocots and dicots. Determine which characteristics belong to each category by writing an M or D in the table next to each illustration.

|Characteristic |Monocot or Dicot?? |

| |parallel[pic] |branching[pic] |

|Leaf Venation (organization | | |

|of veins in leaves) | | |

| |[pic] |fibrous[pic] |

|Root type |taproot | |

| |[pic] |[pic] |

|Number of flower parts |multiples of 3 |often 4 or 5 |

|(petals) | | |

| |[pic] |[pic] |

|Veins in the stem |scattered throughout |circle around outside |

Practice Worksheet – Plant Anatomy

ANSWERS

1. Label the structures on the

cross-section of a leaf:

2. Describe these leaves as simple, pinnately compound, or palmately compound:

3. Identify these leaves as belonging to a monocot or dicot:

[pic]

5. Flowering plants are grouped into 2 categories – monocots and dicots. Determine which characteristics belong to each category by writing an M or D in the table next to each illustration.

|Characteristic |Monocot or Dicot?? |

| |parallel[pic] |branching[pic] |

|Leaf Venation (organization | | |

|of veins in leaves) | | |

| |[pic] |fibrous[pic] |

|Root type |taproot | |

| |[pic] |[pic] |

|Number of flower parts |multiples of 3 |often 4 or 5 |

|(petals) | | |

| |[pic] |[pic] |

|Veins in the stem |scattered throughout |circle around outside |

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simple

palmately compound

palmately compound

pinnately compound

pinnately compound

M

D

D

M

M

D

M

D

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