Plant Classification Review

Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are ___ plants.

• nonvascular
• vascular

Nonvascular plants usually grow in:

• damp, shady areas
• deserts
• arctic regions
• sunny fields

All plants...

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which plant below would scientist group with watermelon plants?

• fern

• rose

• pine tree

• apple tree

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Pine trees have cones that...

• make seeds

• do not make seeds

Which statement is true for all non-flowering plants?

• Non-flowering plants don't form fruit.

• Non-flowering plants cannot be trees.

• Non-flowering plants don't contain seeds.

• Non-flowering plants don't contain pollen.

What are the 2 MAIN groups of plants?

• seed plants and seedless plants

• gymnosperms and angiosperms

• horsetails and ferns

• vascular and nonvascular

Nonvascular plants do not have true

• roots
• stems
• leaves
• all of these

Why is the plant in the picture a vascular plant?

• it can absorb light from the sun
• it has a stem that can carry water and nutrients
• it has more than one cell
• it can make it's own foo

A student researches four plants that are in the same group. He sorts the plants into two smaller groups.

How does the student MOST LIKELY sort the plants?

• by seed size

• by flower shape

• by whether they have cones or flowers

• by whether they produce seeds or spores