Download SC.3.L.15.2 Plant Classification

Big Idea 15:
Diversity and Evolution of Living Organisms
Topic XIV:
Plant Classification SC.3.L.15.2
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Benchmarks
Big Idea 15: Diversity and Evolution of Living
Organisms
• SC.3.L.15.2 Classify flowering and nonflowering plants into major groups such as
those that produce seeds, or those like ferns
and mosses that produce spores, according to
their physical characteristics. Cognitive
Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills
& Concepts
How do we classify plants?
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SEED PRODUCING PLANTS
Some plants produce flowers
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SEED PRODUCING PLANTS
Other plants produce cones
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SEED PRODUCING PLANTS
Conifer Plants
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WHAT ARE FLOWERING PLANTS?
Plants that produce flowers.
Their seeds are found in
flowers that grow with the
leaves.
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WHAT ARE CONIFERS?
Conifers are non-flowering
plants that grow seeds just as
most plants do. Their seeds are
found in CONES which makes
them unique…
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DO ALL PLANTS MAKE SEEDS TO
REPRODUCE?
Ferns and Mosses do not grow
seeds. Instead they produce
spores.
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Ferns produce spores
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Comparing Nonflowering Plants
Moss and ferns produce
spores.
Conifers such as a Pine tree
produce cones
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REVIEW Questions
1. Explain how the conifer plant on the
left reproduces.
Answer: Conifer plants like this pine tree
reproduce by forming seeds inside of
pine cones, which are spread throughout
the forest by the wind and/or animals.
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Ferns VS
Orange
Trees
2. What is the main difference between the way a fern
and an orange tree reproduce?
Answer: An orange tree is a type of flowering plant that
reproduces by means of seeds.
A fern is a nonflowering plant that reproduces by means
of spores.
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