PLANTS

PA State Standard 3.3.7 B

What are the basic types of plants?

Nonvascular: Algae

Chlorophyta Phaeophyta Rhodophyta

Bryophyta Mosses Liverworts

Vascular: Ferns Gymnosperms Angiosperms

VASCULAR- Having vessels that transport fluids

ALGAE

Simple plants with no … Roots Stems Leaves

There are three types …

Chlorophyta

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Chlorophyta

Algae that is the color GREEN

Phaeophyta

Algae that is the color BROWN

Phaeostrophion irregulare Analipus japonicus Nereocystis luetkeana

Rhodophyta

Algae that is the color RED

Antithamnion plumula Delesseria sanguinea Porphyra perforata

Bryophyta

1. Plant division made up of nonvascular plants that live in moist places.

2. Examples include

a) Moss- simple rootless plant with leaves arranged in a spiral around a leafy stem.

Bryophyta

b) Liverworts – simple rootless plants with or without stems & leaves.

Bryophyta

3. Rhizoids – hairlike structures that hold bryophytes in the ground.

Vascular Plants

Also called the Tracheophyta

Includes three main groups

Ferns Gymnosperms Angiosperms

FERNS

Have large leaves that are divided into smaller parts that also look like miniature leaves (called fronds)

FRONDS

FERNS

Reproduce through spores (which are located underneath the leaves).

Spore case

Gymnosperms

1. Have “male” and “female” cones that produce pollen and ovules

2. If pollination occurs, seeds are produced in the female cone that are not protected by a fruit.

FEMALE

MALE

Gymnosperms

Examples:

Giant Redwoods -     the tallest trees

Fir tree

Pine tree

ginkoe

hemlock

Angiosperms

Flowering plants

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