1. The
Plant
Kingdom
PART ONE

2. organelle where photosynthesis takes place
The Plant Kingdom
4 General Characteristics:
1) Multi-celled organisms
2) Plants make their own food by photosynthesis
3) They have chloroplasts
organelle where photosynthesis takes place
chloroplasts-
they’re green because they have chlorophyll
Chlorophyll-
the chemical that gives plants their green color
traps light energy for photosynthesis

3. Chloroplast
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4. Chloroplast

5. 4 General Characteristics Cont’d
4) Plant cells have cell walls (animal cells do not)
cells walls
stiff cell walls give structure to each cell
also supports the plant
made of cellulose
have holes through which cells share cytoplasm & pass nutrients sugars, water, and hormones

6. Photosynthesis: Prefix photo means: Light Root word synthesis means:
to make
Photosynthesis -
Process in which plants use water, carbon dioxide, and energy from the sun to make food
only occurs in the chloroplasts
releases oxygen

7. 6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2
What process is illustrated here?
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2

8. Products of Photosynthesis

9. Mosses & related plants
How are plants organized?
PLANTS
Seedless Plants
Seed Plants
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Ferns & related plants
Mosses & related plants
Vascular
Nonvascular

10. 2 Main Types of Plants 1) Vascular Plants
Nonvascular
1) Vascular Plants
broken into 2 more subgroups called:
a) seedless plants
b) seed plants
2) Nonvascular Plants
not broken into subgroups

11. Vascular Plants
plants that have tube-like cells in their roots, stems, & leaves that carry H2O and nutrients
Vascular Plants-
Vascular comes from the Latin word “vasculum” which means “vessel”
they lose their leaves like a pet sheds
roots, stems, and leaves of a plant are all called organs

12. Vascular Plants: 3 organs and their jobs
Vascular Plant Organs:( roots, stems, & leaves)
ROOTS-
anchors the plant into the ground
takes in H2O & nutrients directly from the soil
STEMS-
carry water to all parts of the plant
holds the leaves up to the sunlight
LEAVES-
place where all of the chloroplasts are located

13. Vascular Plants: 2 Types of Tubes
vascular plants have 2 different types of tube-like structures inside them
a) xylem
b) phloem
each one has a specific function (job)
think of tiny pipes...like a plumbing system
Xylem -
tube-like cells that carry water & dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves
tube-like cells that carry food, which is made in the leaves, to all parts of the plant
Phloem-

14. L k Xylem & Phloem: Phloem Take another xylem
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15. Xylem & Phloem
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16. Vascular Plants: Two Main Groups
Nonvascular
Seed Plants
Seedless Plants
1) seedless plants
Vascular plant that DO NOT have seeds
Ex: ferns
2) seed plants
Vascular plant that have seeds for reproduction
Ex: conifers & flowering plants

17. Vascular Plants: Seedless (ferns)
Ferns- seedless plants
usually grow in moist shady areas
typical fern
they have adapted to grow in other environments:
-aquatic (water)
-dry climates
-tropical regions
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water horn fern
tropical fern
stem stores the food & water

18. Vascular Plants: Seedless (ferns)
The Fern Leaf
divided into tiny leaflets that look “feathery”
loses leaves at the end of each growing season
ferns are classified by their leaves
The Fern Reproduction
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reproduce by spores formed on the underside of the leaf
the cases that hold the spores look like brown and orange spots

19. Vascular Plants: Seedless (ferns)
4 Parts of a Fern:
an underground stem that anchored by the roots
rhizoid-
roots-
anchor the fern
Frond-
full grown leaves that stand vertically
Fiddlehead-
tightly coiled new leaves

20. Vascular Plants: Seedless (ferns)
4 Parts of a Fern:
roots-
rhizoid-
Frond-
Fiddlehead-

21. Vascular Plants: Seed Plants (conifers)
a type of seed plant that produces its seeds inside a cone
Conifer-
2 main parts :
embryo-
An organism that contains a new young plant and stored food in its earliest stage of birth
seed-
A plant embryo that contains a new young plant and stored food surrounded by a protective coat

22. CONIFERS
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23. Vascular Plants: Seed Plants (conifers)
2 Main Types of Plants
Vascular Plants: Seed Plants (conifers)
a type of conifer that keeps its leaves all year long
Evergreens-
example: pine, spruce, & fir trees
they lose their leaves like a pet sheds
(not all at the same time)
some lose their leaves in the fall only such as:
larch, dawn redwood, & bald cypress

24. Vascular Plants: Seed Plants (conifers)
5 important facts about conifers
1) ¾ of the worlds lumber is from conifers
2) provide almost all of the worlds paper
3) source of turpentine's, disinfectants, and fuel
4) Provides food for many animals
5) Provides shelter for many animals

25. Vascular Plants: Seed Plants (conifers)
Brainstorm
Directions: List 10 items that are made from conifers 1. 6. 2. 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5.
10.

26. Slide Questions Part One (slides 1-10)
Directions: Answer the following questions
1) List the 4 general characteristics of plants
2) Define photosynthesis.
3) In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?
4) What are the 3 main ingredients for photosynthesis?
5) List two function (job) of the cell wall in plants.
6) List the two main types of plants.