Major Classifications
The two main classifications of plants
What are vascular and nonvascular?
A quick way to identify conifers is to look at these
What are the leaves?
These seedless vascular plants have leafy branches called fronds
What are ferns?
These angiosperms live for only one growing season
What are annuals?
These roots never touch the soil
What are aerial?
Between angiosperms and gymnosperms, this type does not have flowers, produces seeds in cones, and include gingkoes and conifers.
What are gymnosperms?
This tree is does not lose its leave year round and can continue to make food.
What is an evergreen?
True or False: Club mosses and ferns are vascular plants
What is true?
These angiosperms live for 3 or more seasons
What are perennials?
The tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the tops of the plant are called this
What are xylem?
Monocots and dicots are the two classifications of this type of seed-bearing vascular plants
What are angiosperms?
When a pine tree branch is broken, this protects the break from diseases and insects.
What is resin?
These plants absorb water and nutrients from their leaves
What are nonvascular plants?
These produce seeds in cones
What are gymnosperms?
The tubes that carry sugars and food through the plant are called this
What are phloem?
Looking at a tree's rings, you can tell how old it is, how much water its received, and this
What is the climate or general health?
These have groups of tubelike structures in the stem that transport food, water, and nutrients to all parts of the plant.
What are vascular?
What are angiosperms?
This is the name for the soft, green stems of many plants and flowers
What is herbaceous?
These plants have rootlike structures called rhizoids
What are nonvascular?
These types of angiosperms have their petals arranged in groups of 3 or 6
What are monocots?
This is the name of the tiny seed leaves of the plant embryo
What is cotyledon?