Vascular vs. Nonvascular Plants

Which has true roots, stems, and leaves?

• Vascular Plants
• Nonvascular Plants

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

• Vascular
• Nonvascular

Which are small and grow close to the ground?

• Vascular
• Nonvascular

The function of a root is to

• make food.
• supply the leaf with chlorophyll.
• anchor a plant in the ground and absorb water and minerals from the soil.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

What are two common groups of plants? (Most general grouping)

• Monocots & Dicots
• Vascular & non-vascular
• Flowers & Cones
• Seeds & spores

The process by which plants make food

• Photosynthesis

• phototropism

• embryo

• seeds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

• Vascular
• Nonvascular

• Vascular
• Nonvascular

• Vascular
• Nonvascular

These types of plants are able to grow taller because of the added support and faster nutrient transport of xylem and phloem.

• Nonvascular plants

• Vascular plants