1. Plants
Mr. D

2. Interesting Facts As small as a mm, as large as 100 meters.
270,000 species
Some live a few weeks, a few are nearly 5,000 years old

3. A. Classification 1. Nonvascular plants 2. Vascular plants
have no roots, stems or leaves
2. Vascular plants
Contain roots, stems and leaves
Includes both
Seedless plants
Plants with seeds
Gymnosperms
Seeds produced in cones
Pine trees, firs and redwoods
Angiosperms
Seed enclosed in fruit
Strawberries, tomatoes, oak trees, walnuts

4. B. Vascular tissues 1. Xylem 2. Phloem
Transports water and nutrients from the roots to the stems and leaves.
2. Phloem
Carries sugars and other organic compounds in any direction.
Translocation (2 videos)
Where Phloem flows towards (depends on time of year, etc).
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5. Leaves Blade Petiole Flattened part of the leaf
Contains the cuticle (waxy covering of a leaf)
Contains stomata (pores on the leaf) and guard cells which regulate opening and closing of the stoma. (pg. 602)
Main function is photosynthesis.
Petiole
Attaches the leaf to the stem

6. C. Processes 1. Photosynthesis 2. Transpiration
The loss of water of a plant due to evaporation

7. Flowering Plants: Monocots and Dicots