1. Kingdom Plantae MR.G.Burgess 2004

2. Characteristics common to all plants Cell walls(cellulose) Eukaryotic Autotrophic; photosynthetic (chloroplasts) sessile Multicellular Asexual and sexual reproduction

3. Plantae are classified by; 1. Tissue structure: vascular or non-vascular 2. Seed structure: ‘naked seeds’. Covered seeds, spores 3. Stature: mosses, ferns, shrubs and vines, trees, and herbs.

4. Nonvascular plants Absorb water through their outer tissues. Example; Bryophytes (mosses) Depend on the surrounding area to provide the moisture required. Reproduce with spores Small in stature

5. Absorb water through tubes; leaf veins, roots Example: ferns, dandelions, trees Division Pteridophyta ferns have a system of tubes from the roots to the leaves that transport water and nutrients through the plant. Reproduction is through spores Their vascular tubes allow them to grow taller than the bryophytes. Vascular plants

6. Seed Plants Division Gymnospermata Reproduce sexually forming naked seeds Examples, pine, spruce, fir Vascular Forms needles for leaves

7. Seed Plants Division Angeospermata Reproduce sexually forming covered seeds Flower forming Examples: clover, grasses, oak tree, rose

8. Questions Pp. 375 #1-6 Pp. 399 #4-6 Pp. 507 #1-5 Text: Biology 11, Nelson, 2002.

9. Bibliography Families Classification of plants and animals, http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/units/ life/ classify/classify.html, accessed April 14, 2004 The Seed Site, http://theseedsite.co.uk/index.html, accessed April 14, 2004.http://theseedsite.co.uk/index.html