What are the Characteristics of Plants?
cellulose: nonliving substance that makes up the plant cell walls
chlorophyll: green pigment needed by a plant in order to make its own food
chloroplast: structure in the cells of a green plant that store chlorophyll
seed: reproductive structure
Figure A shows some common plants. Study the diagrams. Then answer the
questions.
1. The plants shown are ______________________ plants.
vascular, nonvascular
2. They ________ have a tube system to transport water and dissolved nutrients.
do, do not
3. These plants belong to the division ___________________________.
Bryophyta, Tracheophyta
4. Do tracheophytes have true roots, stems, and leaves? __________________.
5. Tracheophytes are ______________ plants.
simple, complex
Mosses
hornwort
liverwort
6. Name the plants shown in Figure B. __________________
________________ __________________
7. They are _________________________ plants.
vascular, nonvascular
8. These plants belong to the division _____________________.
Bryophyta, Tracheophyta
9. Do bryophytes have true roots, stems, and leaves? __________________
10. Bryophytes are ______________ plants.
simple, complex
11. Mosses and liverworts are examples of ____________________________.
bryophytes, tracheophytes
MATCHING
________ 1. chlorophyll
a) made up of cellulose
________ 2. vascular plants
b) grow in moist, shaded areas
________ 3. plant kingdom
c) have stems, roots, and leaves
________ 4. mosses
d) green substances
________ 5. cell wall
e) divided into two large groups
Some of the characteristics listed in the chart below are true of tracheophytes only.
Some are true only of bryophytes. Some of the characteristics are found in tracheophytes
and bryophytes. Answer the question by putting a “Yes” or “No” int the space provided.
DIVISION
Tracheophyta
Bryophyta
1.
Are they vascular plants?
2.
Do their cells have cell walls?
3.
Are they nonvascular plants?
4.
5.
Do they have a system of
connecting tubes?
Do their cells contain chloroplasts?
6.
Are they made up of many cells?
7.
8.
Do they have true roots, stems and
leaves?
Can they make their own food?
9.
Do mosses belong to this group?
10. Do trees belong to this group?
11.
Are they very simple plants?
12. Are they complex plants?
13. Do liverworts belong to this group?
14. Do roses belong to this group?
15. Do ferns belong to this group?
Classify each of the plants below as a gymnosperm or an angiosperm. Then write whether
each has an uncovered seed or a covered seed.
Corn plant
Pine tree
1. A corn plant is a _____________.
It has _________________ seeds.
2. A pine tree is a _____________.
It has _______________ seeds.
Spruce tree
Tulip plant
3. A spruce tree is a ______________.
It has _________________ seeds.
4. A tulip is a _________________.
It has _______________ seeds.
5. The most common gymnosperms are the ____________________.
evergreens, grasses
6. Most plants reproduce by _________________.
spores, seeds
7. Angiosperms are ______________________.
cones, flowers
8. Evergreens have special leaves called ____________________.
needles, flowers
Complete each statement using a term or terms from the list below. Write your answers in
the spaces provided. Some words may be used more than once.
Dissolved nutrients
Leaves
Stems
Cell wall
divisions
food
oxygen
water
do not
roots
cellulose
chloroplasts
bryophytes
complex
vascular
many
1. There can be no life without plants. Plants give us _______________ and
___________________.
2. The plant kingdom is divided into two large groups called _________________.
3. Plants make their own _________________.
4. Plants cells are surrounded by a rigid _________________________.
5. Plant cells contain structures called ____________________, which contain
chlorophyll.
6. A ___________________ system is a system of connecting tubes.
7. In some plants, ____________________________ and ______________
are carried throughout the plant be a vascular system.
8. Vascular plants are more ________________________ than nonvascular
plants.
9. Vascular plants have true ____________, _____________________, and
_________________.
10. Nonvascular plants _______________ have true roots, stems, or leaves.
11. Most food-making takes place in the _______________ of green plants.
12. Plants have _________________ cells.
13. Mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are _______________________.
14. Chlorophyll is needed for a plant to make its own _________________.
15. The cell wall is made up of _________________________.