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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 they are flowering plants that bear seeds, produce fruit, and have water vascular systems. Maize plants are also monocots, because they have a single cotyledon, parallel veins, have vascular bundles scattered around inside the stem, and have fibrous roots. Maize plants are also herbaceous. Maize has xylem and phloem, because they have vascular tissue and vascular tissue is made up of said xylem and phloem.(Miller and Levine p551). | 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, produce fruit, and have water vascular systems. Maize plants are also monocots, because they have a single cotyledon, parallel veins, have vascular bundles scattered around inside the stem, and have fibrous roots. Maize plants are also herbaceous. Maize has xylem and phloem, because they have vascular tissue and vascular tissue is made up of said xylem and phloem.(Miller and Levine p551-583). | ||
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 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. | ||
