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Vascular Plants and Nonvascular PlantsVascular Plants and Nonvascular Plants
Vascular Plants have tubes to carry water & nutrients up to the top of the plants example: trees and other plants
Nonvascular Plants grow low to the ground absorb moisture & nutrients through osmosis & diffusion (like a sponge) example: mosses
What biomes would probably not have nonvascular plants? Why?
Tundra and Desert (not enough moisture)
Why are vascular plants able to grow larger than nonvascular plants?
Because they have tubes to carry water up to the top of the plant
Functions…
Absorbing water
Store Food (vegetables: potatoes, carrots, etc)
Anchor the plant
Types…
Taproot – example: carrot
Fibrous root
Roots
Leaves
FunctionsPhotosynthesis – using light to make
food
Lose water (transpiration)-Take in Carbon Dioxide
& let out Oxygen (photosynthesis)
Stomata - Holes in the underside of leaves
Functions…
Some photosynthesis
Support
Transport of nutrients through the
two Vascular Tissues
1. Phloem – carries food from the leaves to the roots (moves down)
2. Xylem – carries water from the roots to the leaves (moves up)
Stems
Flowers
Pollen
Style (female part)
Ovary – develops into fruit
Collects pollen
Stamen(male part)- produces pollen
Functions…
Reproduction
Pollen (Plant Sperm) - An adaptation that allows plants to reproduce sexually while remaining stationary
PollinationPollinationSelf pollination – plant pollinates itself
Cross pollination – plant pollinates another plant Insect pollination – colorful fragrant flower Wind pollination – wind carries pollen
to another plant (ah-choo!)
Seeds (plant babies) – The product of Successful pollination
Seed DispersalSeed DispersalPrickly hooks – carried by organisms on their
fur
Wings (helicopter seeds) – carried by the wind
Fruit covered seeds – carried by the organism that ate the fruit, eventually the
seed is dropped onto the ground along with some great natural fertilizer
AbsorptionAbsorption
PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis
TransportTransport
Seed Production/DispersalSeed Production/Dispersal
Attract InsectsAttract Insects
Produces pollen Produces pollen
Collects pollen Collects pollen
Develops into the fruitDevelops into the fruit
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