Title: Assignment
Course: HRT 111 Introduction to Horticulture -Spring 2015 > Section: HRT 111 Introduction to Horticulture -Spring 2015

Assignment

Unit 2 Assignment
Plant Dissection Assignment

Find or buy a flower; a fruit; root, bulb or tuber; a seed; a leaf and a stem.  Dissect and draw five of different organs, labeling as many features as you can.  Submit scanned images or photos via Dropbox using the Word template below.

Examples of plant and organs you can use, which have a number of visible structures that can be drawn and labeled

- Flower - lily, Campanula, tulip, etc.  Lily is a good choice because all of the important structures are present and easy to find.
- Fruit - apple, tomato, bean pod, etc.
- Root - carrot, beet (preferably with part of the top attached so you can see the crown)
- Bulb - garlic, tulip, daffodil, lily.  Fall is the perfect time to purchase bulbs.  Plant the leftovers!
- Tuber - organic potato (non-organic potatoes are irradiated which kills the eyes, which are the buds for next year's plants)
- Seed - lima bean or corn
- Leaf - cactus or succulent houseplant
- Stem - onion, green onion, leek

A five minute video explains the assignment and demonstrates how to dissect some of these plant materials.

Once you have completed the assignment go to the Dropbox Folder in the Content Menu and click on "Dropbox: Unit 2 Assignment” to learn how to submit the assignment.

Note: Dropbox has a file size limit of 160 mB.  If you run into problems submitting your assignment, you may be using very high resolution photos.  Try using lower resolution images, save it as a .pdf or break it up into 2 or more smaller files and try again.

Assignment Template
- HRT 111 Unit 2 Assignment Template (2).docx (13.56 KB)