THE PLANT KINGDOM

Woodstown High SchoolBiology

CARL LINNAEUS BOTANIST (person

who studies plants)

Designed the system used for CLASSIFYING plants

Known as the “Father of Ecology”

SYSTEM of CLASSIFICATION

1. DOMAIN2. KINGDOM3. PHYLUM4. CLASS5. ORDER6. FAMILY7. GENUS8. SPECIES

DOMAINS All living things are GROUPED into

THREE domains.

BACTERIA ARCHAEA EUKARYA (having EUKARYOTIC cells…

plants & animals)

PLANT KINGDOM

VASCULAR Plants that have tube-

like cells used to transport food and water throughout the plant XYLEM---carries water

from roots to stem and leaves

PHLOEM---carries food (sugar)from leaves to roots

NON-VASCULAR Plants that DO NOT have

tube-like cells to transport food and water throughout the plant.

Plants that DO NOT have leaves, stems or roots. They get water through a root-like structure called RHIZOIDS

Plants that grow in damp, shady areas on sides of trees and rocks (MOSS)

FERNS Ferns are a seedless

VASCULAR plant.

Over 12,000 known species of ferns.

Leaves of a fern are called FRONDS

SORI are the cluster of reproductive spores on the under side of the frond

CONIFERS Conifers are

GYMNOSPERMS, they have SEEDS but NO flowers.

Leaves (needle-like) remain GREEN all year

Reproductive organs are found in CONES (pollen & eggs).

Cones produce SEEDS Conifer trees grow large &

tall…used for LUMBER & PAPER

CONES

FLOWERING TREES & PLANTS

Trees & plants that come from SEEDS and have FLOWERs are known as ANGIOSPERM

They have vascular cells for transporting food & water.

Over 250,000 known species

The FLOWER contains the reproductive organs that produce SEEDS.

COMMON FLOWERS

PARTS of a SEED

PARTS of a FLOWER