Note Taker Guide for pg
Strange Plants
Welwitschia Mirabilis
English Yew
Why do we need plants to eat?
We need plants to eat
Plant Characteristics Chlorophyll is the green pigment that captures energy from the sun
Plant Characteristics Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food from carbon dioxide and energy from the sun
Plant Characteristics The cuticle keeps plants from drying out
Plant Cell Structure
Plant Reproduction Fern Plants make spores in the sporophyte stage
Plant Reproduction When the spores of some plants grow, the new plants called gametophytes
Gametophyte Stage The fertilized egg of a gametophyte grows into a sporophyte
Reproduction in Plants Sporophyte Produce spores (cloning) Gametophytes Production and fertilization of sex cells Stage 1 Stage 2
Plant Classification Vascular Plants have tissues to deliver water and nutrients from one part of the plant to the other Fern is an example of a seedless vascular plant
Vascular Plants Gymnosperm is a vascular seed plant that does not flower
Plant Classification Nonvascular Plants are plants without specialized conducting tissues Liverwort is an example of a nonvascular plant
Vascular Plant Angiosperm is a flowering plant with seeds inside a fruit
Origin of Plants Same kind of Chlorophyll Similar Cell Walls Photosynthesis Store energy in the form of starch Two stage life cycle
Blue worksheet Work with the person sitting next to you and try to complete as much as you can You will have 2-3 minutes
Blue Worksheet Plants Have two life stages which include the Can be Classified as sporophyte Gametophyte VascularNonvascular Group Work!!
It’s your turn! Create a song, skit, or poem Must have at least 3 vocabulary words 2-3 minute song or skit 2-3 paragraph poem Ex: typical day in the life of a plant, Harsh conditions (Drought, no sun, etc) Photosynthesis, Cell structure Write down song, skit, and poems, on paper with everyone’s name
Food for Thought “ Plants do photosynthesis, a complicated process, and without plants, we'd all be dead.” Pamela Ronald