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THE KINGDOM OF PLANTS
PRESENTATION BY:
BETH HILDEBRANT,
BRITTANY KROGMAN,
&
NICK SEKELY
What is the number of species?
• The total number of species for the plant kingdom is 320,000 species.
• 270,000 species are named in the kingdom of plants
Where do plants get their food?
• Plants need chlorophyll, light, carbon dioxide, water, and nutrients and minerals.
• Plants make their own food in their system.
How do plants move?
• Plants move from place to place as seeds.
• Plants bend toward the light by growth.
• But scientifically plants do not actually move.
How many cells do plants have?
• Plants are multi cellular. They have about 5 million cells.
Do plants have special organelles?
• Plants have a nuclei (nucleus).
• Chloroplast
• Cell Wall
Echinacea angustifolia http://eatmoreherbs.com/zine/herbs/Echinacea_3.jpg
Carpenteria californica: Bush Anemone http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/carpenteria-californica
Karamea Bronze Queen:
Vriesea ensiformis http://lilliputgardens.com/wpcontent/uploads/2008/01/brom2.jpg
Callicarpa americana: American Beautyberry http://campbayou.pbworks.com/f/1227310257/beautyberry.JPG
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• Do plants move and how?. (24/3/2010, January, 1 ). Sap. Retrieved January 1, 24/3/2010, , from http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/records/rec303.htm HARVARD: viewed 1 January 24/3/2010,
<http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/records/rec303.htm>. MLA: Westbroek, Glen . "Unlocking
• Kingdoms." UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES. Web. 1 Jan. 2000.
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