Vascular Plants and Nonvascular PlantsVascular Plants and Nonvascular Plants

Vascular Plants have tubes to carry water & nutrients up to the top of the plants example: trees and other plants

Nonvascular Plants grow low to the ground absorb moisture & nutrients through osmosis & diffusion (like a sponge) example: mosses 

What biomes would probably not have nonvascular plants? Why?

Tundra and Desert (not enough moisture)

Why are vascular plants able to grow larger than nonvascular plants?

Because they have tubes to carry water up to the top of the plant

Functions…

Absorbing water

Store Food (vegetables: potatoes, carrots, etc)

Anchor the plant

Types…

Taproot – example: carrot

Fibrous root

Roots

Leaves

FunctionsPhotosynthesis – using light to make

food

Lose water (transpiration)-Take in Carbon Dioxide

& let out Oxygen (photosynthesis)

Stomata - Holes in the underside of leaves

Functions…

Some photosynthesis

Support

Transport of nutrients through the

two Vascular Tissues

1. Phloem – carries food from the leaves to the roots (moves down)

2. Xylem – carries water from the roots to the leaves (moves up)

Stems

Flowers

Pollen

Style (female part)

Ovary – develops into fruit

Collects pollen

Stamen(male part)- produces pollen

Functions…

Reproduction

Pollen (Plant Sperm) - An adaptation that allows plants to reproduce sexually while remaining stationary

PollinationPollinationSelf pollination – plant pollinates itself

Cross pollination – plant pollinates another plant Insect pollination – colorful fragrant flower Wind pollination – wind carries pollen

to another plant (ah-choo!)

Seeds (plant babies) – The product of Successful pollination

Seed DispersalSeed DispersalPrickly hooks – carried by organisms on their

fur

Wings (helicopter seeds) – carried by the wind

Fruit covered seeds – carried by the organism that ate the fruit, eventually the

seed is dropped onto the ground along with some great natural fertilizer

AbsorptionAbsorption

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis

TransportTransport

Seed Production/DispersalSeed Production/Dispersal

Attract InsectsAttract Insects

Produces pollen Produces pollen

Collects pollen Collects pollen

Develops into the fruitDevelops into the fruit

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