Vocab
The variety of plant species that exist.
Plant Diversity
A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
Ecosystem
Special structures or behaviors that allow plants to survive in their environments.
Adaptations
The different parts of a plant, like leaves, stems, and roots.
Structures
The surroundings or conditions in which a plant lives.
Environment
The ability of a plant to continue living.
Survival
The functions or jobs that plants have in an ecosystem.
Roles
A place where animals can find protection, which plants provide.
Shelter
A gas that plants release during photosynthesis, essential for animals and humans to breathe.
Oxygen
A gas that plants absorb during photosynthesis.
Carbon Dioxide
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy, producing oxygen.
Photosynthesis
The condition of the air, which plants help to improve.
Air Quality
The process of cleaning water, which plant roots and soil assist with.
Water Purification
Substances that contaminate or harm the environment, which wetlands help remove from water.
Pollutants
Areas where water covers the soil or is present at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time
Wetlands
An ecosystem that has a variety of plants and animals, all playing their part.
Healthy Ecosystem
The way in which plants and animals rely on each other.
Interdependence
Materials that plants provide, such as food, shelter, and medicine.
Resources
Items made from plants, like clothes, dyes, rubber, and wood.
Products
Protecting plant diversity to maintain a healthy Earth.
Conservation
Any vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed, or ovule
Gynosperm
Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a protective fruit
Angiosperm
A small, non-vascular, flowerless plant that forms dense green clumps or mats, typically in damp, shady locations, and reproduces via spores
Mosses (Bryophytes)
They are vascular, seedless plants that reproduce via spores rather than flowers or seeds
Ferns (Pteridophytes)
What four things do all plants need to grow?
Sun, air, water, and nutrients.