1. The Plant Kingdom

2. Plant Classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Plantae
Cell type: eukaryotic
Cell number: multicellular
Feeding: autotrophic (photosynthesis)
Reproduction: Seeds/spores

3. The Plant Kingdom
This kingdom has organisms that are multi-cellular, have cell walls and chlorophyll, produce their own food, and don’t physically move from one place to another.

4. Plant Classification Plants evolved from green algae (protists)
They are first classified as
Nonvascular – short plants with no transport tissue (like veins), e.g. moss
Vascular – taller plants with veins, e.g. trees
Xylem – veins for water
Phloem – veins for food

5. Non-Vascular
plants that do not have tubes to carry water up the plant or tubes to carry food made in the leaves down the plant
Examples:
mosses
liverworts
ferns
hornworts

6. Non-Vascular Spore: the reproductive cell of a nonvascular plant
SPORES!

7. Non-Vascular
Moss

8. Non-Vascular
Liverwort

9. Non-Vascular
Fern

10. Non-Vascular
Hornwort

11. Vascular
Plants that have tubes to carry water up and food down the plant
Examples:
American dogwood tree
roses
grass

12. Vascular
American dogwood tree

13. Vascular
Roses

14. Vascular
Grass

15. Plant Classification Vascular Plants can further be classified as
Gymnosperms – cone bearing plants, e.g. pine trees
Angiosperms – flowering plants, e.g. roses

16. Plant Classification Angiosperms are classified as
Flowering plants
Covered seed
FRUIT or FLOWERS
Regardless of type, flowers are great for reproduction. Flowers attract animals that can help pollinate the plant.

18. Plant Classification Gymnosperms are classified as Cone bearing
Open seed
PINECONES

20. Photosynthesis
Plant cells produce their own food through a process called photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis allows plants to convert light energy into food energy.