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== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
[[Image:Maize3.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | [[Image:Maize3.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] | ||
Maize, like all plants, is a multicellular eukaryote with cellulose made cell walls. Maize and all plants carry out photosynthesis using chlorophyll. Maize plants are angiosperms meaning that | Maize, like all plants, is a multicellular eukaryote with cellulose made cell walls. Maize and all plants carry out photosynthesis using chlorophyll. Maize plants are angiosperms meaning that they are flowering plants that bear seeds and have water vascular systems.(Miller and Levine p551). Maize leaves can grow up to 50–100 centimeters long and 5–10 centimeters wide (2–4 ft by 2–4 in). The stems grow up to 2–3 meters (7–10 ft) in height.The internodes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internode_%28botany%29] can grow up to 20–30 centimeters (8–12 in). The stems grow up to 2–3 meters (7–10 ft) in height. | ||
Maize plants have two different inflorescences, or cluster of flowers, these differ with the gender of the inflorescence. The female inflorescence is the most familiar part of the maize plant as it bears the fruit of the plant and is used for animal and human consumption. | Maize plants have two different inflorescences, or cluster of flowers, these differ with the gender of the inflorescence. The female inflorescence is the most familiar part of the maize plant as it bears the fruit of the plant and is used for animal and human consumption. | ||
The female inflorescence, called the ear, has five parts, the kernel, the husk leaf, the cob, the shank, and the silk. The kernel is the seed-bearing structure of the maize plant. The husk leaf is the outer protection of the ear, it protects the kernels of the ear. The cob is the axis of the ear. The shank is the stalk of the maize plant. The silk is the the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma of a maize floret. | The female inflorescence, called the ear, has five parts, the kernel, the husk leaf, the cob, the shank, and the silk. The kernel is the seed-bearing structure of the maize plant. The husk leaf is the outer protection of the ear, it protects the kernels of the ear. The cob is the axis of the ear. The shank is the stalk of the maize plant. The silk is the the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma of a maize floret. | ||
