PART 1 – VASCULAR TISSUE

Choose 1 Root and 1 Stemfrom slides 1-4on my web page. Your choices are a (1)Buttercup Root, (2) Carrion Flower Root, (3) Sunflower Stem, or (4) Corn Stem. Draw a detailed picture of what you see.

  1. How do nonvascular plants differ from vascular plants (besides having vascular tissue)?

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  1. T or F All nonvascular plants are small and relatively simple.
  2. T or F Nonvascular plants do not have true roots.
  3. What are the two main types of vascular tissue called?

______and ______

PART 2 - LEAVES

Choose ONE out of the two slides. Your choices are a (1) Corn Leaf or (2) Privet Leaf. Focus in on the slide using the low and then medium powered lenses. Draw a detailed picture of what you see.

  1. A watertight covering, called a(n) ______, made it possible for plants to live in drier habitats.
  2. Pores called ______enable plants to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

PART 3 – HELP WANTED

Different parts of plants do different jobs. Read the classified advertisements and help each of the plants parts listed below to find the right job.

Word Bank:

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Conductor
Individual needed to carry water. Rapid advancement. Start at the roots and work up to the top! / / Pollen Production Assistant
Help needed to produce pollen. Seasonal work only in the spring.
Advertising Executive
Colorful personality needed to advertise availability of pollen and nectar. Must have experience working with bees. / HELP WANTED / Waiters/Waitresses
Deliver food to hungry plant cells. Work in busy roots, stems, and leaves.
Outdoor Work
Protect and cover upper and lower leaf surfaces. Must be able to prevent water loss. Apply at the leaf. / Egg Farmer
Female needed to manage egg production and receive pollen. / Chemist
Organelle needed who can convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose. Must wear green uniform to work and enjoy working in the sun.
  1. Advertising Executive = ______
  2. Chemist = ______
  3. Conductor = ______
  4. Egg Farmer = ______
  5. Outdoor Work = ______
  6. Pollen Production Assistant = ______
  7. Waiters/Waitresses = ______

PART4 – COLOR ME A FLOWER

See page 556 and your notes if needed.

1.What is an angiosperm?______

2.Why are flowers brightly colored? ______

3.Name two animals that pollinate plants. ______

4.Flowers that lack both color and odor are typically pollinated by ______.

5.Some flowers are not brightly colored at all, but have a very strong odor that smells like rotting meat. What pollinates these flowers?______

6.The female reproductive organs (style, stigma and ovary) are contained in the structure called the ______.

7.What are the male reproductive structures in a flowering plant called? ______

8.What part of the pistil creates and stores ovules? ______

9.Parts of the Flower. Read and follow each direction carefully. Note – not all parts of the flower will be colored in. Look at the flower that is labeled at this station or page 556 if needed.

  1. Sepals are the outermost structures of the flower. They are leaf-like and protect the flower before it blooms. Color the sepals (labeled C) green.
  2. Petals are the colorful part of the flower that attracts insects and other small animals, such as mice, birds, and bats. Color the petals (labeled D) yellow, red or purple.
  3. The flower has both male and female reproductive parts. The main female reproductive structure is called the pistil. Color the pistil (labeled P) pink.
  4. The ovules, or eggs, are stored in the ovary until they are fertilized. Color the ovules (labeled O) black.
  5. The male reproductive structures are called the stamens. Pollen is located at the top of the stamens where insects or other animals can carry it to other plants. Color the stamens (labeled H) blue.

PART5 – MONOCOTS VS. DICOTS

There are two types slides– one is a Brassica Flower Bud and the other is a Lily Flower Bud. Draw a detailed picture (of both slides) below.

  1. In the picture to the RIGHT, distinguish the monocot from the dicot. Color the monocot seed PURPLE and the dicot seed GREEN.
  1. In the picture BELOW,
  2. distinguish the monocot from the dicot. Color the monocot flower petals YELLOW and the dicot flower petals BLUE.
  3. color the veins of the monocot plant PURPLE and the veins of the dicot plant GREEN.
  1. What are two advantages to having seeds?
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. What is the function of the endosperm?

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