Classifying Plants

Multiple Select

What questions can we ask to classify plants?

• Do the plants produce seeds?

• Do the plants make their own food?

• Do the plants have roots?

• Do the plants need sunlight?

• Do the plants need water?

Multiple Choice

How could we best complete this model for x and y?

• X: flowering plants,

  Y: non-flowering plants

• X: trees,

  Y: shrubs

• X: ferns,

  Y: mosses

• X: algae,

  Y: fungi

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic did the student most likely use to sort the plants into these groups?

• What type of soil the plants need?

• How tall the plants grow

• Whether or not the plants produce seeds

• The shape of the plants' leaves

Multiple Choice

Which of these plants are flowering and seed producing?

• Plant Z (pine tree)

• Plant W (moss)
• Plant X (citrus tree)

• Plant A (ferns)

Categorize

Options (6)

daisy

fern

moss

algae

rose

pine tree

Organize these options into the right categories

Seeds

Spores

Multiple Choice

Which plants belong to the same group of spore-forming plants?

• Cacti, succulents, orchids
• Roses, tulips, daisies
• Ferns, mosses, liverworts
• Pine trees, oaks, maples