1. SOL 5.5: Kingdoms of Living Things
The Plant Kingdom
SOL 5.5: Kingdoms of Living Things

2. Plant Classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Plantae
Cell type: eukaryotic
Cell number: multicellular
Feeding: autotrophic (photosynthesis)
Reproduction: sexual (seeds)

3. Plant Classification Plants evolved from green algae
They are first classified as
Nonvascular – short plants with no transport tissue (like veins), e.g. moss
Vascular – taller plants with veins, e.g. trees
Xylem – veins for water
Phloem – veins for food

4. Non-Vascular
Moss

5. Non-Vascular
Liverwort

6. Non-Vascular
Fern

7. Non-Vascular
Hornwort

8. Vascular
American dogwood tree

9. Vascular
Roses

10. Vascular
Grass

11. Plant Classification Vascular Plants can further be classified as
Gymnosperms – cone bearing plants, e.g. pine trees
Angiosperms – flowering plants, e.g. roses

12. Plant Classification Angiosperms are classified as
Monocots: flowering plants with parallel veins and petals in multiples of 3, e.g. Tulip
Dicots: flowering plants with branching veins and petals in multiples of 4 or 5, e.g. Rose
Regardless of type, flowers are great for sexual reproduction. Flowers attract animals that can help pollinate the plant.

13. Photosynthesis
Plant cells produce their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis allows plants to convert light energy into food energy.

14. Parts of a Flower
Male Parts
Female Parts
Each flower has both male and female parts. Male parts produce pollen while female parts produce ovules. Pollen + Ovule = Seed. Fruits sometimes grow from the swollen ovary as a means to transport seeds.

15. Parts of a Flower
Male Parts
Female Parts
Flowers form mutualistic symbiotic relationships with pollinators like insects and birds. Plants attract them with petals and create a nectar the pollinators eat. In return the pollinators carry pollen to other plants.

16. Plant Cell chloroplasts cell wall nucleus cell membrane cytoplasm
vacuoles

17. SOL Released Test Items

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