Classification of Plants

1. Classification of Plants

2. The Plant Life Cycle • A plant alternates between 2 adult phases during its lifetime. The SPOROPHYTE or diploid phase (2n) is usually larger and is what you see when you look at most plants.

3. Diploid = full number of chromosomes • In humans, our diploid number is. . . . • 46

5. The Plant Life Cycle • The GAMETOPHYTE or haploid phase (n) is the dominant phase in mosses. In most other plants it is very small and is actually part of the sporophyte plant.

6. Haploid = half the normal number of chromosomes • In humans, our haploid number is. . . • 23.

7. Sporophyte Gametophyte

8. Phylum Bryophyta—Non Vascular Plants Examples: Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts

9. Liverwort Hornwort

10. Phylum Bryophyta • 1. Life Cycle: GAMETOPHYTE is the dominant form • 2. Reproduction occurs in WATER; must live in WET environments

11. Phylum Bryophyta • 3. No vascular tissue (transport system for water and nutrients); no true ROOTS, STEMS or LEAVES. Obtain water through OSMOSIS • 4. Less than a few CM tall.

12. Phylum PteridophytaSimple Vascular Plants Examples: Ferns and Horsetails

13. Phylum Pteridophyta • 1. Life Cycle: SPOROPHYTE is the dominant form • 2. Contain VASCULAR tissue—plants can become LARGER and more complex

14. Phylum Pteridophyta • 3. True ROOTS, STEMS and LEAVES • 4. Sexual reproduction requires water for the SPERM to swim to the EGG

15. The remaining 2 phyla are called seed plants because they use seeds for reproduction

16. POLLEN • Seed plants store SPERM in POLLEN. • How does pollen travel? • How is this different from the non-vascular and simple vascular plants?

17. Phylum ConiferophytaGymnosperms (Cone Bearers) Examples: Pine Tree, Cedar

18. Phylum Coniferophyta • 1. Life Cycle: SPOROPHYTE is the dominant form • 2. Contain VASCULAR tissue

19. Phylum Coniferophyta • 3. Reproduction depends on SEEDS that are stored in CONES. • 4. Leaves are NEEDLE LIKE

20. Phylum AnthophytaAngiosperms (Flowering Plants) Examples: Wildflowers, Oak Tree

21. Phylum Anthophyta • 1. Life Cycle: SPOROPHYTE is the dominant form • 2. Contain VASCULAR tissue

22. Phylum Anthophyta • 3. Have FLOWERS that aid in reproduction and have allowed them to spread to almost every BIOME • 4. Leaves are BROAD and FLAT

23. Phylum Anthophyta • 5. There are 2 groups: MONOCOTS and DICOTS. • Monocot = 1 seed leaf • Dicot = 2 seed leaves

24. The leaves of monocots have parallel veins

25. The leaves of dicots have net or branched veins

26. Which Phylum?

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30. Which Phylum?

31. NAME THAT PLANT • Identify each of the following as a: • Non-Vascular Plant • Simple Vascular Plant • Gymnosperm • Angiosperm • If it is an angiosperm, also identify it as a monocot or dicot.

32. Peat Moss

33. Loblolly Pine

35. FERN

37. POST OAK TREE

38. CEDAR

39. BLUEBONNET

40. LILY

41. JUNIPER