Stems: Plant Parts Notes: Roots, stems, and leaves all contain ____________________________ Functions: Transport ______________ and ________________. _____________________ and are part of the system vascular plants use to transport materials to other parts of the plant. Give plants _____________________. Leaves: Vascular tissue is made of: _______________________ (carries water and minerals) Functions: Captures ______________________ to carry out _______________________________ and make _______________________ (carries food) Roots: Functions: _______________ plants. _________________. Important parts: carries in water and minerals and carries out food Absorbs _______________ and _________________. Sometimes stores __________________. There are two main kinds of root systems: _______________________: a waxy, waterproof layer that helps keep too much water from escaping ____________________: The holes in the leaf that let it ____________________: Single, thick structures with take in _________________________________ for smaller branching roots called lateral roots (like photosynthesis and let out ______________________ ___________________) _______________________: The vascular tissue that ____________________ Root: Small branching roots that grow from a central plant (like _____________________)