Vascular and Nonvascular
Plants
Life Science
Seedless Nonvascular Plants
1. What are the general structural
characteristics of seedless nonvascular
plants?
Small, a few cells thick.
Seedless Nonvascular Plants
2. How do seedless nonvascular plants
reproduce?
Alternation of Generations, they have
spores.
Seedless Nonvascular Plants
3. In what environment are these plants
found?
Moist, they need water nearby to reproduce
and because they are nonvascular.
Seedless Nonvascular Plants
4. Give at least 3 example of seedless
nonvascular plants.
Mosses, liverworts, hornworts
Seedless Vascular Plants
5. What are the general structural
characteristics of seedless vascular plants?
Larger, some have roots, stems and leaves.
Seedless Vascular Plants
6. How do seedless vascular plants reproduce?
Alternation of Generations, they have
spores.
Seedless Vascular Plants
7. In what environment are these plants
found? WHY?
Moist, they need water to reproduce.
Seedless Vascular Plants
8. Give at least 3 example of seedless vascular
plants.
Ferns, horsetails, club mosses.
Seeded Vascular Plants
9. What are the general structural
characteristics of seeded vascular plants?
Much larger, more variety. All have roots,
stems (xylem and phloem) and leaves.
Seeded Vascular Plants
10. What is the difference between a
gymnosperm and an angiosperm?
Gymnosperms: seeds in cones
Angiosperms: seeds in fruit
Seeded Vascular Plants
11. How do these plants reproduce?
a. Gymnosperms: cones open, seeds fall out.
b. Angiosperms: use color, scent, nectar to
attract pollinators.
Seeded Vascular Plants
12. In what kind of environment would you
find a:
a. Gymnosperms: mountains, dry, cold
b. Angiosperms: variety of places, need
water
Seeded Vascular Plants
13. Give at least three examples of:
a. Gymnosperms: evergreen, pine, ginkgo
b. Angiosperms: tomato, cucumber, pepper,
green beans