1. Mr. Faia 3/4/15 6th Grade Science
What is a Plant?
Mr. Faia
3/4/15
6th Grade Science

2. Plant Characteristics
Photosynthesis
What is the pigment called?
Where is it found?
What do plants use for photosynthesis?
What is another name for an autotroph?

3. Plant Characteristics
Cuticles
Waxy layer of that coats most of the plant
How does the cuticle help the plant?

4. Plant Characteristics
Cell Walls
Where is the cell wall found?
Carbohydrates and proteins make up the cell wall
What is the purpose of the cell wall?

5. Plant Characteristics
Reproduction
Plant life cycle has 2 stages
Sporophyte
Gametophyte

6. Plant Characteristics
Sporophyte stage
Plant makes spores
Some spores grow into new plants
These are gametophytes

7. Plant Characteristics
Gametophyte stage
Plant now produces sex cells
The male and female cells join and form a sporophyte
Cycle begins again

8. Plant Classification 4 types of Plants Nonvascular Plants
Seedless
Nonflowering Seed
Flowering Seed

9. Plant Classification
Nonvascular Plants
Mosses
Liverworts
Hornworts

10. Plant Classification What is the definition of a nonvascular plant?
How do nonvascular plants move materials around the plant?

11. Plant Classification Vascular plants have specialized tissues
Seedless Vascular plants include:
Ferns
Horsetails
Club Mosses

12. Plant Classification Nonflowering Seed Plants = Gymnosperms
Flowering Seed Plants = Angiosperms
Define Gymnosperm
Define Angiosperm

13. REVIEW: What are the 4 types of plants?
What are the 2 stages of a plant’s life cycle?
What stage of the life cycle does a plant produce sex cells?
What is a gymnosperm?
What is an angiosperm?
List the 3 types of vascular plants.
How do nonvascular plants move water and nutrients?
How do vascular plants move water and nutrients?