2. Where does plant biomass come from??

3. So…does everyone know where plants get their biomass from?? http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html?pop=yes&pid=77

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwwlm3CrRjY

6. Table Teams: Plant Reflection As a group, discuss the following question: – What services/resources/products do plants provide for us and other organisms? Record your thoughts on a sheet of paper and include illustrations. Each mini poster will be presented to the class using the document camera.

8. Basic Requirements Sunlight Water + minerals Gas exchange (O 2 and CO 2 )

9. Plant Diversity: Major Groups 1.Bryophytes Examples: Mosses, liverworts, hornworts

10. Plant Diversity: Major Groups 2.Seedless Vascular Plants Examples: Ferns and horsetails

11. Plant Diversity: Major Groups 3.Seed Plants Example 1: Conifers

12. Plant Diversity: Major Groups 3.Seed Plants (continued) Example 2: Flowering Plants  Includes most tress!

13. More on Flowering Plants... Diverse life spans – Annual (one growing season) – Biennial (two growing seasons) – Perennial (live for more than 2 years)

14. Plant Structures

15. Plant Roots Taproots  Long, thick primary root Fibrous roots  Branching system, no primary

16. Plant Stems Produce leaves, branches, and flowers Hold leaves up to sun

17. Plant Leaves Blades: flattened; collect sunlight Petiole: leaf stem

18. Leaf Margins (edges) -Lobed -Serrated -Smooth

19. Leaf Types Simple: One leaf Compound: One leaf w/many leaflets

21. Leaf Arrangement Alternate Opposite Whorled

23. Leaf Venation Palmate

24. Leaf Venation Pinnate

25. Leaf Venation Parallel

26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9oDTMXM7M8