Plant Classification

Plants provide for the three basic human needs?

• Food: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Nuts, etc.

• Clothing: Cotton, Linen, Wool, Leather (plants feed the animals that grow the wool and leather)

• Shelter: Lumber and other wood products

• Plants: Orchids, Roses, Sunflowers, etc.

• Animals: Bears, Wolves, Pigs, etc.

What is a Direct Source?

• A living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll

• The plant or plant products are used

  by humans

• The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers

Plants are…

• Use them on yourself

• Rub them on yourself

• Also used by humans for ornamental and

  aesthetic reasons to provide comfort or beauty.

• All the above

What are some of Angiosperms facts?

• Plant Food, Plant Stem etc.

• Dogs & Cats

• People go plant

• in Greek means “covered seed”

  or “enclosed seed”, and plants that flower and produce seeds protected by fruit or pods

What are some examples of Angiosperms?

• Dogs, Cats, Squirrel, Chipmunks

• Apples, Peaches, Pecans, Soybeans

What are two classes of angiosperms with distinct

characteristics?

• The Anthophyta

• Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons

A Taxonomy is a what type of plant?

• A Annual and Biennial

• A Fern

• A Naming Plant

• A Bulb

Roots do what to the plants?

• Store manufactured cat food

• Anchor the plant

What are types of roots?

• Stems

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Tap root, Fibrous system, Adventitious roots

What are two types of conductive tissues in the stem?

• Cuticle & Stomata

• Cambium & trees

• Xylem & Phloem

• Guard cells & Veins