Plants
Plants divide into categories of vascular, nonvascular, nonseed, and seed plants. To further look at how plants are divided, plants classify into gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Habitat:
Depending on the species, plants can live almost anywhere on Earth
Reproduction:
- Spores are formed through the process of meiosis
- Gametes are the reproductive cells produced through the process of mitosis
Anatomical Features:
- Central vacuole that will cause organism to look wilted when turgor pressure decreases
- Chloroplasts for photosynthesis
- Cell wall made of cellulose
- Differences in anatomical features are in water conducting tissues, flowers, and seeds
Evolutionary Milestones:
Vascular tissues, seeds, flowers
Predator/Prey:
Autotrophs (photosynthesis)
- These autotrophs can often be found at the bottom of food chains when cows eat the grass and predators eat the cows
Symmetry:
- radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry
Mobility:
- stationary (do not move)
- spores can move in wind/air and other organisms
Development:
This will depend on where the spore or gamete is in terms of alternation of generations. A general pattern will be shown on each page for angiosperms and gymnosperms in a picture to show the different paths the plant may take throughout alternation of generations.
Habitat:
Depending on the species, plants can live almost anywhere on Earth
Reproduction:
- Spores are formed through the process of meiosis
- Gametes are the reproductive cells produced through the process of mitosis
Anatomical Features:
- Central vacuole that will cause organism to look wilted when turgor pressure decreases
- Chloroplasts for photosynthesis
- Cell wall made of cellulose
- Differences in anatomical features are in water conducting tissues, flowers, and seeds
Evolutionary Milestones:
Vascular tissues, seeds, flowers
Predator/Prey:
Autotrophs (photosynthesis)
- These autotrophs can often be found at the bottom of food chains when cows eat the grass and predators eat the cows
Symmetry:
- radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry
Mobility:
- stationary (do not move)
- spores can move in wind/air and other organisms
Development:
This will depend on where the spore or gamete is in terms of alternation of generations. A general pattern will be shown on each page for angiosperms and gymnosperms in a picture to show the different paths the plant may take throughout alternation of generations.