Diversity of Plants

Introduction to Plants

Mosses

Ferns

Conifers

Flowering Plants
Introduction to Plants

A. Origin of Plants
B. Characteristics
C. Classification
D. Ecological Role
A. Origin of Plants

1. Plants are believed to have

evolved from multicellular
green algae called
charophytes
2. Waxy Cuticle – prevents
drying out_
B. Characteristics

1. Eukaryotic
2. Multicellular
3. Autotrophic
4. Reproduce sexually and
asexually
a. alternation of generations
1) gametophyte (n)
2) sporophyte (2n)_
C. Classification

1. Mosses (Bryophyte)
2. Ferns (Pteridophyte)
3. Conifers (Gymnosperms)
4. Flowering (Angiosperms)_
D. Ecological Role

1. Act as a major food source

2. Provide habitat
3. Purify air_
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Mosses and Other Bryophytes

A. Characteristics
B. Habitat
C. Examples
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue – rhizoids
are root-like structures
4. Reproduce by spores_
B. Habitat

1. Live in moist shady areas

a. surface of logs, rocks, and
soil
b. stream banks
c. the spray of waterfalls_
C. Examples

1. Mosses_
2. Liverworts_
3. Hornworts_
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Ferns and Other Pteridophytes

A. Characteristics
B. Habitat
C. Examples
A. Characteristics

1. Fronds- leaf of fern grow

from underground stem
(rhizome)
2. Protection for embryo
3. Have vascular tissue
a. true roots, stems, and
leaves
b. strengthened by lignin
4. Reproduce by spores_
B. Habitat

1. Live in moist shady areas

a. forest floor
b. moist cliff faces
2. Dominated the ancient Coal
Forests of the Paleozoic
Era_
C. Examples

1. Ferns_
2. Horsetails_
3. Club “mosses”_
4. Whisk Ferns_
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Conifers & Other Gymnosperms

A. Characteristics
B. Habitat
C. Examples
A. Characteristics

1. Bare needle-shape leaves and

cones with pollen
2. Protection for embryo
3. Have vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by seeds produced
in cones
a. small- male, microspore
makes pollen
b. large- female, megaspore
makes ovule_
B. Habitat

1. Live in colder dryer areas

a. northern forests
b. mountains
2. Dominate Canada, Alaska, and
northern Europe_
C. Examples

1. Conifers_
2. Cycads_
3. Gnetophytes_
4. Ginkgos_
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Flowers & Other Angiosperms

A. Characteristics
B. Habitat
C. Examples
A. Characteristics

1. Produce flowers with pollen

and fruits (double
fertilization- embryo and
endosperm)
2. Protection for embryo
3. Have vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by seeds_
5. Used to be classified into two
groups
a. monocots
b. dicots
B. Habitat

1. Live in all areas

C. Examples

1. Amborella
2. Water lilies
3. Star Anise
4. Monocots
5. Dicots
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A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_
A. Characteristics

1. Small and carpet-like

2. Protection for the developing
embryo
a. antheridium- sperm
b. archegonium- egg
3. No vascular tissue
4. Reproduce by spores_