PLANTS

PLANTS

Plants are living things. They respire, grow and reproduce. 

1.PARTS OF A PLANT

These are the main parts of a flowering plant.

- The roots absorbs water and minerals.

- The stem supports the leaves and flowers.

- The fruit contains seeds.

- Each seed contains an embryo plant.

- The sap transports water and nutrients.

- The leaf makes food for the plant.

- The bud opens and becomes a flower.

- The flower forms the fruit and seeds.

SEED

2.TYPES OF PLANTS

SEED PLANTS

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1.ANGIOSPERMS  

 

Orange tree

This is an angiosperm. It's a seed plant. Angiosperms have flowers, fruit and seeds. About 80% of all plants on earth are angiosperms.

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2.GYMNOSPERMS

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Pine tree

This is a gymnosperm. It's a seed plant. Gymnosperms don't have fruit. The seeds are in the cones.

 

   Cone

   Seeds

NON-SEED PLANTS:

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1.FERNS

 This is a fern. It's a non-seed plant. Ferns usually have underground stems and long divided leaves. They have roots. They don't have seeds. They have spores.

            

                                                             



  

Fern spores

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fern life cycle

  2. MOSSES 
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This is a moss. It's a non-seed plant. Mosses have very short stems and small leaves. They don't have roots. They don't have seeds. They have spores.

                              

Moss spores

 3.VITAL PROCESSES