Classifying Plants

Classifying Plants: 

Classifying Plants Ms. Crofts

What is a plant?: 

What is a plant? A living thing that can use sunlight to make their own food Ellenm1, Common Teasel, August 2, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

What Do Plants Consist of?: 

What Do Plants Consist of? Leaves Stems Roots Flowers/Cones Seeds Domenico Salvagnin, Flowers, July 30, 2005 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Slide 4: 

We classify plants based on what they are made of . Anna Levinzon, Rooted, February 1, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution Don O’Brien, leaf on a windshield, October 27, 2006 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Slide 5: 

Plants are first classified by whether or not they have seeds. Mrpbps, Acacia Seeds, January 2, 2010 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Plants With Seeds: 

Plants With Seeds Gymnosperms Angiosperms Arthur Chapman, Picea Mariana (Black Spruce), August 11, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution Scott Loarie, IMG_8926, August 11, 2011 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Gymnosperms: 

Gymnosperms Gymnosperms have: Cones instead of flowers Seeds are not enclosed in fruit

Examples of Gymnosperms: 

Examples of Gymnosperms Conifers Cycads Ginkgos Tatiana Gerus, Prumnopitys ladei – Mt Spurgeon Pine, November 28, 2010 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution. Drew Avery, Lydenburg Cycad (Encephelartos Inopinus), May 17, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution. Shamanic Shift, Ginkgo, May 19, 2011 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution.

Angiosperms: 

Angiosperms Angiosperms have: Flowers Seeds enclosed in fruit Broken into two groups Monocotyledons Dicotyledons

Monocotyledons : 

Monocotyledons Leaves have parallel veins One seed leaf Examples: Grasses, lilies, orchids and palms Aussiegall, Orchids, July 22, 2007 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution. Higetiger, lily, June 1, 2008 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution.

Dicotyledons: 

Dicotyledons Leaves have netted veins Two seed leaves Examples: Cherry trees, maple trees, and daisies Andrew Taylor, Cherry Tree Pink, March 6, 2010 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Seedless Plants: 

Seedless Plants Bryophytes Seedless Vascular Plants Ian Sutton, Moss antheridia, October 15, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution. Anna, falguera, May 5, 2007 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution.

Bryophytes: 

Bryophytes Lack complex vascular tissue Makes them smaller Have Rhizoids Root-like structures that absorb water and nutrients Restricted to moist areas

Examples of Bryophytes: 

Examples of Bryophytes Liverworts Hornworts Jason Hollinger, Liverwort, October 26, 2009 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution Jason Hollinger, Hornwort, December 26, 2007 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution

Seedless Vascular Plants: 

Seedless Vascular Plants Have roots, stems and leaves Restricted to moist areas

Examples of Seedless Vascular Plants: 

Examples of Seedless Vascular Plants Ferns Horsetails Antony Oliver, Fern, July 5, 2003 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution Randi Hausken, Skavgress 3, March 18, 2007 via flickr. Creative Commons Attribution