Seed Plants Outnumber seedless plants 10 to 1 They are food—rice, peas, squash They make materials like clothes, furniture and oxygen.

Characteristics of Seed Plants Vascular tissue—with true roots, stems and leaves Reproduce with pollen and seeds

Vascular Tissue-Why is it important?? Transports materials throughout the plant and helps support the plant. 2 types: phloem—transports food (blue) xylem- transports water and minerals (pink) Water is transported up to the leaves Food is transported down to the stems and roots

Pollen and seeds Seed plants produce pollen that contain cells that will later become sperm cells. Once the sperm cells fertilize the egg cells a seed develops.

Seeds have 3 main parts Embryo-this is the young plant that develops from the zygote (fertilized egg). Cotyledons—seed leaves that can store food. Seed Coat-outer covering of the seed which protects the embryo

Seed Dispersal Animals may eat the seed then “release” it somewhere else. The seed itself may have a structure that aids in dispersal such as barblike structures, velcro or even wings like a maple tree seed or dandelion. Water—seed simply floats to another area. Some plants have an ejection system like a “touch me not”

Now we know what a seed is and how it get to where it’s going … Now what happens???

GERMINATION!!! When a seed begins to grow is germination. The seed must have water and use the stored food to begin to grow. When you can see the first leaves of a plant you call it a seedling. Seeds that are dispersed far away from the parent plant do better because of lack of competition for sunlight, water and minerals.

Order of Reproduction Pollination Fertilization Germination

Roots Functions Anchors plant to ground Absorbs water and minerals Sometimes stores food

Types of roots Fibrous—a dense tangled mass of similarly sized roots. Ex: grass or onions Taproot—one long main root to which smaller roots branch off of. Ex: carrots or dandelion

Structure of the root Root Cap—the rounded tip of the root. It protects the root from injury. Root hairs—tiny hairs that grow out of the roots surface to go into smaller areas around the root to absorb water. They can also help anchor the plant into the soil. Vascular tissue, both xylem and phloem, are located inside the root.

Function of Stems 1. Carries substances between the roots and the leaves 2. Provides support 3. Holds up the leaves so they are exposed to the sun.

Structure of the Stem 2 Types of Stems: Both contain xylem and phloem. Herbaceous—contain no wood—EX: daisy or pepper plant Woody-rigid and hard like wood—EX: rosebush and trees Both contain xylem and phloem. Woody also contains bark as the outermost layer. It also contains a layer of cells called cambium which divide to produce new phloem and xylem.

Rings of Woody Stems Annual rings a pair of light and dark rings on a tree stump. The wide light color are growth from spring while the thin dark color is from summer. Xylem makes up the rings 1 year of growth is a pair of light and dark rings

Leaves Function—capture the sun’s energy Place where photosynthesis, cellular respiration and transpiration take place. Structure—xylem and phloem are located between the layers of cells. The surface layers have small openings called stomata from which CO2 enters and O2 and water vapor exit. Upper and Lower leaf Cells

Lets Review Plants produce pollen that turns into SPERM The sperm can fertilize the EGG, which is called a ZYGOTE. That zygote will grow into a SEED. The seed will begin to grow or GERMINATE. And grow roots, stems and leaves.