Transcript Plants Simple to Complex 2013x

Science
• Today’s goal: I can explain how plants are
different then other kingdoms
• Entry task- List the ways plants reproduce
Agenda:
Plants notes
Brain pop – seed plants and seedless plants
Learning check
Plants
Simple to Complex
Simple Plants
•Multicellular
•Live in water
Simple Plants
Examples:
• Spirogyra(al
gae)
• Watermeal
• Lemna
Moss & Liverworts
• Have no
roots
• Live near or
in the water
Why do you think these plants live near water?
Liverworts
•spore case (no
seeds)
•earliest plants
to inhabit dry
land
What do you think Earth would look like if
these had never evolved to live on land?
Moss
•Lawn moss
•Star moss
•Spanish moss
Ferns/Horsetails
• Live in moist,
shady areas
Why are you able to find so many ferns and horsetails in this area?
Ferns/Horsetails
• Sword
fern
• Bracken
fern
• Horsetail
Gymnosperms (naked seeds)
•Reproduce with
cones
•Leaves are most
often needles
Gymnosperms (naked seeds)
•Douglas fir
•Western
red cedar
•Pine
•Hemlock
Angiosperm (covered seeds)
•Usually have
flowers
•More variety
than
gymnosperms
Angiosperm (covered seeds)
•Rose
•Sunflower
•Thistle
•Apple Tree