Plant Taxonomy Lesson

Plant Classification

Characteristics of Plants

-Multi-Celled

-Have Chloroplasts for Making Their Own Food

Multiple Choice

Plants are multi-celled organisms.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plants eat other organisms to get their nutrients.

• True

• False

Does the Plant Have Tubes?

• Some Plants Have Tubes, Others Do Not

• Like Blood Vessels in Animals - Transport Materials Needed by All Cells in the Organism (Every Cell in the Plant Needs Nutrients to Live)

• Xylem - Moves Water

• Phloem - Moves Food

Multiple Choice

What part of the human body would you compare to the tubes found in some plants?

• eyes

• blood vessels

• stomach

• skin

Multiple Select

Which of the following travel through the tubes of some plants?

• soil

• blood

• water

• food

Nonvascular Plants

• Have NO tubes to transport needed nutrients

• Reproduce: ONLY with Spores

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

• Found Where: 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)

Multiple Choice

Nonvascular plants have tubes to carry nutrients.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Nonvascular Plants

Moss

Nonvascular Plants

Liverwort

Nonvascular Plants

Hornwort

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonvascular plant?

• oak tree

• moss

• liverwort

• hornwort

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)

Multiple Choice

Vascular plants do have tubes to carry materials to all cells of the plant.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All vascular plants reproduce with seeds.

• True

• False

Vascular Plants

Trees

Vascular Plants

Shrubs

Vascular Plants

Flowers

Vascular Plants

Grasses

Vascular Plants

Crops

Multiple Choice

All trees are vascular plants.

• True

• False