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Nonflowering Plants
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Nonflowering Plants. Plant Kingdom. Flowering Plants. Non-flowering Plants. Non - flowering Plants. Some plants don’t produce flowers and seeds. Non-flowering plants such as ferns and mosses produce spores instead of seeds. Spores. Spores are microscopic specks of living material. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Nonflowering Plants
Plant Kingdom
Flowering Plants
Non-flowering Plants
Non - flowering Plants
• Some plants don’t produce flowers and seeds.
• Non-flowering plants such as ferns and mosses produce spores instead of seeds.
Spores
• Spores are microscopic specks of living material.
• Ferns produce their spores on the undersides of the leaves.
Spores
Examples of Mosses
Characteristics of Mosses
• Mosses are some of the simplest plants with simple stems and leaves.
• Mosses have spores which can be found inside a capsule.
• The spores are dispersed by the wind.
spores
Examples of Mosses
Examples of Ferns
Characteristics of Ferns
• Ferns are plants that reproduce through spores which are found on the underside of leaves.
• Ferns can be found in damp and shady places.
• They have roots, feathery leaves, and underground stems.
Gymnosperms
• Some plants don’t have flowers or spores.
• Gymnosperms are plants that produce seeds in cones.
Examples of Gymnosperms
Characteristics of Gymnosperms
• Gymnosperms reproduce with cones.
• They are tall evergreen trees with roots and a woody stem.
• Gymnosperms have needle-shaped leaves.
• They are usually found in dry places.
