1. WARM UP “Do not look back and ask why, look forward and ask, why not?”
Write two or three sentences about what this means to you.

2. Plant Classification
Biology II

3. Taxonomy - Science of Classification
Grouping based on similarity
(more similar groups as you work down)
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

4. Phyla of Plants (Basic Similarities)
Bryophytes
Nonvascular
Spores
Mosses

5. Phyla of Plants (Basic Similarities)
Ferns
Vascular
Spores
Whisk ferns
Club mosses
Horsetails

6. Phyla of Plants (Basic Similarities)
Gymnosperms
Vascular
Seeds
Cones
Conifers
Cycads
Gingko
Gnetophytes

7. Phyla of Plants (Basic Similarities)
Angiosperms
Vascular
Seeds
Flowers

8. Dichotomous Keys Step by step identification guide
Choose one of two traits at each step
Doublets
Need to know traits/terms

9. Dichotomous Keys

10. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Coniferous: Needles, evergreen Deciduous: Broadleaf

11. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Branch Organization
Needles
Single
Clustered

12. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Branch Organization
Leaves
Alternate Whorled Opposite

13. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Deciduous leaf type
Simple leaf
One per bud
Compound leaf
Many “leaflets”, one bud
Pinnate (long)
Palmate (like fingers)

14. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Leaf Shape

15. Plant Traits and Terms (for keys)
Leaf Edge
Entire
Toothed
Rounded
Lobed

16. Binomial Nomenclature
After keying or dividing taxa, you need to name each unique thing
Organisms named with genus and species
Ursus americanus
Developed by Carolus Linnaeus

17. WRAP UP
List 3 categories you could use to key out the different types of shoes in the classroom.

18. Name at least 6 different types of plants.
WARM UP
Name at least 6 different types of plants.

19. WRAP UP Define taxonomy in five words or less.
Compare and contrast mosses and ferns.