Flowering and

Non-Flowering
Plants
At the end of this lesson, you are expected to;

● Describe the mode of reproduction of a fern and moss

● Describe the mode of reproduction of mongo and corn
kernel
● Perform an experiment on seed germination
Directions: fill in the missing letters in each box to complete
the word being described.
● Plants affect the lives of humans and
other organisms.
● Plants are the primary sources of their
energy.
● There are two main groups of plants
flowering and non-flowering.
 Flowering plants
● Grow flowers and use seeds to reproduce, or make more plants
like them. Examples of flowering plants are….

Corn Eggplant Sunflower

Mango Avocado Tulip

 Flowering Plants
● The scientific name for
flowering plant is
ANGIOSPERMS.
● The major stages of its life
cycle are seed germination,
growth, pollination,
fertilization and seed
dispersal.
 POLLINATION
● Is the flowering plant equivalent of
fertilization.
● Male flower parts receive the
pollen.
● The shorter the distance the pollen
has to travel increases the likelihood
of pollination.
● It is the transfer of pollen from one
flower to another.
 Non-Flowering plants
● Are those that never produce a flower, like mosses and ferns do not grow
flowers.
● They reproduce by spore instead of seeds. A spore contains reproductive cells
enclosed in a thick case and help together by a structure called
SPORANGIUM.

Fern Cycads Moss Liverworts

● some Non-Flowering Plants still
produces seeds; this type of plant
is called GYMNOSPERM.
 NON-FLOWERING PLANTS
● The stages in life cycle of fern
plants are: releasing of spore that
will develop into gametophyte
which produces sperm and egg
(gametes).
● These gametes fuse to form a
zygote which develops into a new
sporophyte and later grows into
mature sporophyte.
 Label the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Choose your answer from the box.

● Growth
● Pollination
● Germination
● Seed dispersal
● Fertilization
 Label the stages in the life cycle of a fern plant. Choose
your answer from the box.

● Spores
● Zygote
● Gametophyte
● New sporophyte
● Mature sporophyte
Seed Germination
● The life of a plant starts
from a seed. The seed is
protected by an outer
covering. This outer
covering is called SEED
COAT.
● The seed coat contains a
small baby plant. This
baby plant is called the
EMBRYO.
● The COTYLEDONS are the seed leaves that store food. The
largest part of the seed around embryo is called ENDOSPERM.
● There are two types of seeds: monocot and dicot.
● MONOCOTS are seeds with one
cotyledon.
● Examples: corn, rice , and grass are
monocots.
● DICOTS are seeds with two
cotyledon.
● Examples: Mongo, tomato, and
squash are dicots.
● Germination is the process in which the embryo gets energy
from stored food in the seed. The embryo starts to grow.
● The factors that affect
germination are water, warmth,
soil, sunlight, air, and good
quality of seed.
● Once the germination
requirements have been met,
these embryonic plants begins
to grow.
 Assignment: Copy and answer.
Directions: write letter F if it is Flowering and NF if it is
not.