Plant Classification

What benefits does bark give a tree?

• protects the tree

• waterproofs the tree

• keeps food and water in

• keeps most insects out

What are two important jobs of a stem?

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What are ways that plants are different than fungi (mushrooms)?

• plants have cell walls made of cellulose

• most plants are producers

• plants have chloroplasts

• plants have tissues

What is an example of a vascular plant?

• moss

• horsetail

• rose

• liverwort

Which part of a plant absorbs energy from the sun?

• bark

• flowers

• leaves

• stems

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Why do coconut palms form a coconut?

• To produce a new coconut palm tree.
• To support the tree.
• To produce food for the adult tree.
• To move water and food through the coconut.

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What part of a plant is this and what is its function?

• Roots - absorb water and food

• Flower - turn to fruit

• Leaves - make food by photosynthesis

• Stem - transport water and sugar

Classify the plant.

• Flowering

• Non-Flowering

All plants...

• make seeds
• have roots
• need soil
• make food through photosynthesis

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_________ are vascular plants with tall, hollow, jointed stems.

• Horsetails

• Mosses

• Liverworts

• Ginkgoes