plant organs and classification

Nonvascular Plants

• Have NO tubes to transport needed nutrients

• Reproduce ONLY with Spores

• Usually small to make it easier for all cells to get nutrients without a tube system (move materials cell to cell)

• Usually live near water or in damp/humid places to make it easier to get water (no true roots with tubes to soak up water)

Nonvascular Plant

Ex : Moss

Vascular Plants

• Have tubes to transport needed nutrients (like our blood vessels carry oxygen, food and other materials)

• Have true roots, stems, & leaves

• Reproduce: Some with spores, most with seeds

• Size: Can grow larger because they can move nutrients faster

• Found Where: Almost anywhere (dry, wet, cold, hot)

Vascular Plants

Trees, Flowers, etc.

Multiple Choice

All trees are vascular plants.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Nonvascular plants are usually small to make it easier to get nutrients to every cell.

• True

• False

SEEDLESS

SEEDED

Seedless

Seeded

Multiple Choice

Spore producing plants use ____ instead of _______

• seeds; spores

• spores; seeds

Multiple Choice

True/ false Spores are much smaller than seeds.

• True

• False

What is the vein pattern in the leaves?

-Monocots: Parallel

-Dicots: Net-like

ANGIOSPERM

How are the Vascular bundles arranged?

-Monocot: Bundles

-Dicots: Rings

ANGIOSPERM

What kind of roots does it have?

-Monocot: Fibrous

-Dicot: Taproot

ANGIOSPERM

​Monocot

Dicot

How many petals does it have?

Monocot: Groups of 3

Dicot: Groups of 4 or 5

ANGIOSPERM

ANGIOSPERM

Multiple Choice

True or False

Angiosperms are vascular plants that produce flowers. The flowers can produce seeds or fruits. Angie loves flowers!

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False

Gymnosperms have seeds in cones or hard berries.

• True

• False

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