Plant Kingdom All plants are included in this kingdom, which is then divided into smaller and smaller divisions based on several characteristics Examples: How they transport fluids How they reproduce Method of seed production Type of seed leaf

Plant Kingdom

Vascular vs Nonvascular   Plants are placed in two major groups based on their internal structure. The two groups are: Vascular plants - which have special cells to transport food and water Nonvascular plants -which do not have the same structures for transport

Vascular Plants This is the largest group in the Plant Kingdom. These plants have a well-developed system for transporting water and food True roots True stems True leaves Vascular bundles

Vascular plants have tube-like structures that provide support and help transport water and food throughout the plant. Xylem tissue transport water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant. Phloem tissue transport food from the leaves to the rest of the plant. (sugar) Vascular Structures

Pink = Xylem Green = Phloem Ways to remember! “ffffffood…ppphloem” “wxylem”

What is the name of this vascular plant?

Types of vascular plants Examples: Trees and shrubs have woody stems that grow tall Grasses, dandelions, and tomato plants have soft herbaceous stems and remain close to the ground

Nonvascular Plants These plants do not have a well-developed system for transporting water and food No true roots, stems, or leaves They get nutrients direct from environment and pass them cell to cell. This keeps these plants very small in size. Examples: Mosses, liverworts, hornworts.  

Vascular vs Nonvascular Key Concepts Minerals are natural substances that all plants need to grow. Vascular plants have special tissues called xylem and phloem that form tube-like pathways so that water, minerals, and food can move through plants. Nonvascular plants do not have these special tissues. In nonvascular plants, materials must travel from one cell to the next cell.

VASCULAR OR NON VASCULAR OR NON XYLEM OR PHLOEM DEFINITION XYLEM OR PHLOEM DEFINITION

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