Kingdom Plantae
Another of our kingdom survey
Kingdom Plantae
Plants dominate the land and many bodies of water.
They exhibit tremendous diversity.
Some are less that 1 mm to other as big as 100 m.
 Name characteristics of plants
 Summarize the classification of plants
 Describe adaptations of plants to live
on land
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Analyze this picture: (in groups)
What do you see?
What can you make of this picture?
Which organism do you think plants evolved from?
Which plants are thought to be the first ones to appear on land?
In what order they appeared?
Characteristics of Plants
Characteristics
Plants do all share some characteristics:
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All plants are Photosynthetic.
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All Plants are Multicellular.
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All Plants are Eukaryotic Organisms..
Adaptations of plants to
live on land
From aquatic algae, aquatic plants to land plants.
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Cuticle to prevent water loss.
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Reproducing by spores and seeds.
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Vascular tissue.
Classification of plants
Classification of plants
 Distinguish between vascular and
non vascular plants
Explain the advantages of seeds for
reproduction on land
 Distinguish between dicots and
monocots
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Classification
Non vascular
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Disperse by spores (seedless)
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Not true roots, stems or leaves
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Vascular
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Dispersal {spore (Single cell) vs.
seed}
Small
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Body an axis (stern)
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No vascular tissue
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Large surface
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Grow in clumps or masses
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Many capable of prolonged
dehydration
Many subdivision and classes
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Body structure
Most lack cuticle (protective
surface layer)
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Vascularization
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Advantages of seeds for
reproduction on land
 Greater chance of reproduction success
 Protection of the embryo
Two main groups of seed
plants
Angiosperms
 Naked seeds in cones
Gymnosperms
 Seeds in fruit bodies
 Flowering plants
Seeds Plants
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Two groups of flowering
plants
Monocots
 One cotyledon
Dicots
 Two cotyledons
Flowering Plants
Monocots
Dicots
Classify these photos: non-vascular, vascular, spore, seed