Chapter 1 Lesson 4 How are Plants classified?

Name the 2 types of cones in a conifer:

1. Pollen cone and seed cone

Moses do not have _____ or ______ or ____ or ___.

1. roots 2. leaves 3. seeds or 4. flowers

Vascular Plant

a plant with long tubes inside that carries food and water to all parts of the plant. The tube strengthens and supports the plants.

How does moss reproduce?

by spores. Tiny cells that grow into new plants.

What is a Conifer called?

evergreens

Definition of a seed cone:

has a sticky covering and has egg cells inside it. Pollen grain might land on a seed cone. A tube grows from he pollen down the cone into an egg cell. A sperm cell in the tube joins with the egg cell, and a seed develops. The see falls out of the cone, onto the ground where it could grown into a new plant.

How do Confiers produce seeds?

in cones

Where to mosses live?

in moist places

Where do ferns live?

in moist warm cliemats in damp shady places ( some live in dry cold places)

What does wind do for ferns?

it carries the spores far away from the parent plant.

Green parts of the Moss plant use the sun's energy to ___

make food.

Which plant is this? Food and water pass slowly from one cell to another to get to different parts of the plants

moss

Do Conifers loose leaves?

most do not

What does a Conifer leaf look like?

narrow needles

Do Conifers have flowers?

no

Do ferns have flowers or seeds?

no

Mosses vascular or not vascular

not vascular

Definition of a pollen cone:

releases dust like pollen into tthe air - carried by the wind

How do ferns reproduce?

reproduce by spores found on the underside of the fern's leaves.

Examples of Conifers

trees, shrubs, pines, cedars, firs, yews and spruces.

what do the green leaves from a fern do?

use energy from sunlight to make food (sugar)

Where does moss grow?

usually small and grow near the ground.

Ferns are vascular or not vascular

vascular

Is a Conifer vascular or non vascular

vascular