Transcript Plants
Plant Kingdom
Major Characteristics
Eukaryotic
multi-celled
usually green
autotrophic living
organisms
Roots, stems,
leaves
Main divisions
Non -vascular
No tube-like structures
that carry water &
nutrients
All are seedless
Examples
Hornwort
Liverwort
mosses
Plant Kingdom
Non-vascular – simplest of plants
Threadlike structures called rhizoids
anchor plants where they grow
Reproduce through spores
Sexual reproduction
Mosses – grow in shallow soil including
rocks and tree bases
Plant Kingdom
Vascular --tube-like structures are
present
Seedless
Reproduces by spores
Examples – club mosses, horsetails, ferns
Seed (fertilized embryo)
Examples – conifers, flowering plants
SEED Plants
Two types of _______
Angiosperms
flowering plants
__________
Gymnosperms
cone bearing
_______
plants
Also called
conifers
Flowering plants
Woody
Oak tree
magnolia
non -woody
______
(Herbaceous)
Iris, Rose
flower dandelion
Sun______,
Maple tree
Honeysuckle
ickory tree
H______
ulip lily
T____,
Two Types of Seed Plants
Cone bearing plants
ine tree
P_____
spruce tree
________
Often a
Christmas tree
Eastern Red
Cedar
Juniper tree
Red
____wood tree
Plant Kingdom
Seed Plants
Basic features
Leaves – produce food
where photosynthesis occurs
Stem – transfers water & nutrients
throughout the plant
Roots
anchors plant into the ground
absorbs water & other substances from
the soil
Stores food – carrots, beets, potatoes
Plant Kingdom
Seed Plants
Vascular tissue
Xylem – transports water
Phloem – transports food (sugar)
Cambium – produces new vascular tissue
(in some plants)
Angiosperms - flowering plants
Cotyledon – food storage inside a seed
Monocot – one cotyledon
Dicot – two cotyledon
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Plant Kingdom
Recognizing monocots and dicots – look at p 260
Monocots
Flower parts in
multiples of 3
Leaves usually
narrow
Vascular bundles
show up as parallel
veins in leaves
Corn, rice, wheat,
bananas, pineapple
Dicots
Flower parts in
multiples of 4 or 5
Leaves usually wide
Vascular bundles are
a network of veins in
the leaf
Beans, peas,
peanuts, apples,
oranges
In Case You Missed It!
Anatomy of a flowering plant
Identify each structure
Describe the function of each structure
Plant Reproduction
Vascular vs. non-vascular
Spore or seed
Seed plant reproduction
Angiosperm vs. gymnosperm
Be able to explain
In Case You Missed It!
Identification
Be able to identify a plant as:
Vascular or non –vascular
Reproduction method
Seed or spore
Covered seed or naked seed
Angiosperm or gymnosperm
Woody or non-woody
Monocot or dicot
Identify a lichen and explain what it is
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PLANT PROCESSES
Plant Anatomy
Structure and Function
(layer 6)
Roots -- anchors plant in soil, absorbs
nutrients and water from the soil for
plant use (see overhead).
(layer 5)
Stem – carries nutrients from roots to
leaves, gives support to the plant
Plant Anatomy
Structure and Function
(layer 4 or 5)
Leaves – carries out photosynthesis,
contains stomata that control
movement of gases in and out of
leaves.
Plant Anatomy
Structure and Function
(layer 3)
Sepals – small, leaflets that support the
flower.
Petals – leaflike structure that contains
pistil & stamen. Often brightly colored
to attract insects & birds.
Plant Anatomy
Structure and Function
(layer 1 or 2)
Pistil – female reproductive system
(includes ovule-egg), receives pollen
from stamen so egg can be fertilized.
Stamen – male reproductive system,
produces pollen grains to fertilize the
ovule.
Movement of materials
Water moves
Into roots (from the soil)
Through stem to rest of plant
Leaves exchange gases with atmosphere
Ex. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor
Leaf structure & function
Upper & lower epidermis (layer)
Waxy cuticle covers the epidermis
Stomata – underside of leaf
Act as doorways for gases
Movement of materials
Leaf structure (cont.)
Inside leaf
Spongy & palisade layer
Most space filled w/ CO2 & H20 vapor
Most food produced in palisade layer
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy C6H12O6 + 6O2
yields
Reactants
Products
Chloroplast & Pigments
Leaves contain green structures called
chloroplasts
Chloroplasts contain green pigment –
chlorophyll
Pigment reflects a part of visible spectrum
Plants reflect chlorophyll
This is why they look green
Plant food-making process occurs in the
chloroplasts
Microscopic
view of
chloroplast.
Plant cells have green
oval-shaped organelles
called chloroplast.
Chloroplast contain a
compound called
chlorophyll. Chlorophyll
traps energy from the sun
to make glucose.
Chlorophyll gives the
plant its green color.
Photosynthesis
Process where a plant’s chlorophyll traps
sun’s light energy & sugars are produced
Besides light, this process needs:
Carbon dioxide CO2
Water H2O
[page 308, figure 5]
Light-dependant reactions
Needs light to occur
Chlorophyll traps light
Light Dependent (cont.)
Light energy splits water molecules into
oxygen & hydrogen
Oxygen leaves plant
Hydrogen used for photosynthesis
Light-independent reactions
Does not need light to occur
Trapped energy combines carbon dioxide
& hydrogen to make glucose
Excess glucose may be stored as starch:
Carrots, potatoes, beets, onions, etc.
Importance
1st
Produces food
Directly or indirectly provide food for
nearly all organisms
2nd
Remove CO2 from atmosphere
Adds oxygen (O2) to atmosphere
Respiration
Chemical reactions that break down food
molecules & release energy
This is how living things including plants turn
food into energy.
Occurs in the mitochondria of cells
Raw materials: C6 H12 O6 (glucose),
O2 (oxygen)
Products: CO2, H20, energy