Vascular Plants - non-seeded, naked…

Non-seeded

FERNS have all 4 types of tissue

reproduce w spores

Naked seed

Gymnosperm

usually evergreens

pine tree

seeds not enclosed in ovule

Covered seed

Angiosperm

trees

deciduous (shed leaves)

mature seed is enclosed in ovule (produce fruits)

Monocots

one cotyledon (grass, tulips, palm trees)

veins usually parallel

flower parts in multiples of 3

primary growth (no wood)

fibrous

Dicots

two cotyledon (vegetables, deciduous)

veins usually net-like

flower parts in multiples of 4 or 5

secondary growth (wood)

taproot

Remember

Plants transform suns energy into glucose and release oxygen into atmosphere (photosynthesis)

Cellulose is an important carbohydrate molecule

Not all oxygen produced is released into atmosphere bc plants need it for cellular respiration