Download The Plant Kingdom

What is a Plant?
Member of the plant kingdom share
several characteristics.
Autotrophs
 Eukaryotes
 Surrounded by cell wall
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Plants are Autotrophs
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Produce their own food.
Powered by the sun, food making
factory
Photosynthesis is the process in
which plants make their own food.
Photosynthesis
During photosynthesis, a plant uses carbon dioxide
gas and water to make food and oxygen.
Plants are Multi-cellular called eukaryotes
You don’t need a microscope to see plants
because they are multi-cellular.
 Plant cells are organized into tissues which are a
group of similar cells that perform a specific
function in an organism.

Plant Cells are enclosed by a cell wall
Cell wall are rigid. This
is make apple and
carrots crunchy.
Chloroplast: where
food is made
Vacuole: large storage
sac that stores
substances such as
water, waste and
food.
Identify the characteristic of
plants.

Autotrophs: make their own food

Eukaryote/ multi-cellular: made up of
many cells.

Cell walls: rigid wall that surrounds the
cell membrane and separates the cell
from the environment.
Review: What is the function of
the vacuole in a plant cell?
Stores
waste.
food, water and
Adaptations for Living on Land
Algae live in water and, as a result, they
can obtain water and nutrients directly
from the water.
 The water also aid in reproduction
allowing sperm cells to swim to egg cells
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Plants Living on Land

What adaptations would help
plants meet their needs
without water all around
them?
 Plants need adaptations for
obtaining water from the soil
 Plants must have ways of
holding onto the water they
obtain.
Cuticle: a waxy, waterproof layer
that covers the leaves of most
plants and help reduce water
loss.

Transporting Materials: a plant need to
transport water, minerals, food , and
other materials from one part of its body
to another.
 Small plants material can move from one
cell to another. Large plants have
transporting tissue called vascular tissue.
Vascular tissue is a system of tube like
structures inside a plant through which
water, minerals, and food move.
Support: A plant on land must support it’s own
body. Plants need support to expose it to as
much sunlight as possible.
Reproduction: All plants undergo sexual
reproduction that involves fertilization.
Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell unites
with an egg cell.
The fertilize egg is called a zygote.