W7 Vascular and Nonvascular Plants

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: ​

​Explain how plants are classified and describe the main characteristics of each type.​

Grade 6 T. Noha Barada

​Topic 10 Lesson 4

Plants & Animals​

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Open Ended

(apple tree, ferns, horsetail, poppies, pine tree)

How are these plants similar?

What characteristic do they share?

Open Ended

How are the apple tree and the ferns different?

Seed plants use seeds to reproduce. Examples include poppies, apple trees, pine trees and cedars.

Seedless plants use spores to reproduce. They live in shaded moist areas. Ferns, horsetails, & club mosses are seedless plants.

Open Ended

(cedar tree, pine tree, mango tree, sunflower, spur tree and pea plant)

How are these plants similar?

What characteristic do they share?

Open Ended

How are the pine tree and the mango tree different?

Gymnosperms are non-flowering plants. This group includes plants that make cones like pine trees.

Angiosperms are flowering plants. They produce seeds that are enclosed in flowers or fruits.

Examples include tulips, lemons, and apples.   

Match

Match each plant group to its characteristic.

• Vascular Plants

• Seed Plants

• Seedless Plants

• Gymnosperms

• Angiosperms

Plants that have vascular tissues.

Plants that use seeds to reproduce.

Plants that reproduce with spores.

Non-flowering Plants. Plants that make cones.

Flowering plants

• Plants that have vascular tissues.

• Plants that use seeds to reproduce.

• Plants that reproduce with spores.

• Non-flowering Plants. Plants that make cones.

• Flowering plants

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a vascular plant?

• Liverwort

• Cherry Tree

• Pine Tree

• Apple Tree

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a seed plant?

• Fern

• Orchid Tree

• Cedar Tree

• Mango Tree

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an angiosperm?

• Fir Tree

• Tomato Plant

• Magnolia Tree

• Tulips

Poll

How do you feel about today's lesson?

• Like an expert! I get it completely.

• Good! I get it.

• Confused. I have questions.

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