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Kingdom Plantae
Bryophyte and Pteridophyte
Desert Plants and Fires
Gymnosperm and Angiosperm
Vocab
100

Observation: The grass is greener closer to the sprinkler than further away from it. 

Write a question, hypothesis and prediction.

Q: Why is the grass is greener closer to the sprinkler than further away from it?

H: Grass closer to the sprinkler receives more water than grass far away from the sprinkler.

P: If the sprinkler is turned on once per day, grass near the sprinkler will stay green and grass far away will turn brown.

100

What environment do Bryophytes need to grow?

Acidic

100

What are the characteristics of a desert environment?

- Hot and dry

- Annual rainfall less than 25 cm/year

- Direct sunlight

- Extreme temperature shifts from day to night

-Sandy soil that don't hold water well

- Strong winds


100

What is the ecological importance of gymnosperms?

1) Provide food and habitat for wildlife

2) Forests prevent soil erosion

3) Reduce greenhouse-effect gasses

100

Draw and label the Rhizome of a plant.

200

What are the 4 phyla in the plant Kingdom?

1) Bryophyte

2) Pteridophyte

3) Gymnosperm

4) Angiosperm

200

What are 3 roles of Bryophytes?

1) Intercept rain drops - prevents wash outs

2) Pioneer plant (is the first organism to populate an area)

3) Shelter and food

200

How have desert plants adapted to the desert environment?

- Store water in fleshy stems

- Thick waxy skin

- Spines protect water

- Shallow roots to collect water

- Flower at night

- Slow growth

200

Draw and label the parts of a flower. 

Label: sepal, petal, ovary, ovules, anther, filament, stamen, stigma, style, pistil

200

Draw and label the frond of a fern.

300

What 5 things are necessary for photosynthesis to occur?

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Water (H2O) + Sun = Glucose (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2)

300

What resources do plants compete for in a jungle? What about a bog?

Jungle: Nutrients, sunlight, space, water

Bog: Nutrients, space, water

300

How has the stomata of desert plants adapted?

Stomata of desert plants close during the day and open at night

- Collect and store CO2 at night, then perform photosynthesis during the day when temp is hot

- Conserves water!

300

Compare and contrast monocots vs. dicots.

Monocots:

means “one cotyledon”

only have one cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in seeds.

Usually 3 floral parts (or multiples of 3)

Parallel leaf venation.

Dicots:

means “two cotyledons”

have two cotyledons in seeds.

Usually 4 or 5 floral parts (or multiples of these).

Netlike leaf venation.

300

What does a stomata do?

Opens and closes to let in carbon dioxide that helps the plant do photosynthesis.

400

Draw and label the leaf of a plant.

400

What phylum do ferns belong to?

Pteridophyte

400

Draw a fire triangle and explain why each part of the triangle is important to make a fire.

Spark - heat that sparks a flame

Oxygen - the gas that causes explosions of more fire

Fuel - the substance that the fire consumes to keep burning

400

What are the five ways that seeds can be dispersed? Be able to explain one example for each way.

1) Wind - dandelion seeds

2) Water - coconut/bean pod

3) Animal - strawberry in squirrel poop

4) Human - stuck to socks

5) Bursting - explosive

500

Draw and label the root of a plant.

500

What is the difference between a low and high intensity fire and how can we prevent high intensity fires?

  • Low
  • Promote healthy tree reproduction
  • Set stage for new growth (healthy soil)
  • New growth helps feed and shelter many animals
  • Causes fire scars
  • Animals are able to escape


  • High
  • Wildfire
  • Out of control – kills trees
  • Charred soil = no microorganisms, bugs, worms, etc…
  • Takes a long time for forests to grow again, if they are ever able to grow again
  • Animals cannot escape (fire is too fast and hot)


Prevent: Can control the spark and fuel!

500

What ways can plants be pollinated?

1) Wind (grasses)

2) Insect (bees, flies)

3) Bird (hummingbird)

4) Mammal (bat)