Seed Plants Activity Sheet

Purpose: Fill in the blank spaces with information you gather in class.

 

Plant Vascular System:

 

There are ___________ tissues that make up the vascular system of a plant.

 

These structures are called the  ____________, ______________ and ______________.

 

The Xylem moves __________ through the plant.  The xylem is made up of __________. 

 

The Phloem moves ________ through the plant.  The phloem is made up of  _________.

 

The Cambium is ___________ the xylem and the phloem and is a tissue that creates new xylem and phloem _____________.  When these new xylem and phloem cells grow, it increases the __________ of stems and roots.

 

 

 

 

 

How do you think trees can use this tissue to tell time? 

 

Gymnosperms and Angiosperms:

 

The oldest trees alive are ______________.

 

Gymnosperms are vascular plants that produce sees that are _____ ____________ by fruit.

 

Leaves of most gymnosperms are __________-like or _________-like.

 

Most gymnosperms are called ___________ because some green leaves always stay on their branches.

There are four divisions of gymnosperms:

______________

______________

______________

______________

 

What is an example of a conifer?

 

 

 

____________ are the reproductive structure of conifers.

An ________________ is a vascular plant that flowers and has a fruit that contains one ore more seeds.

 

Some flower parts develop into ____________.

 

Angiosperms are divided into two groups:

_____________________

_____________________

 

 

Monocots and Dicots:

 

Monocot is short for __________________

 

Dicot is short for ___________________

 

Many important _________ come from monocots. Examples are:_________, pineapple or dates.

 

Dicots produce foods like ________, green beans, peas, apples and oranges.

 

Features of monocots and dicots

 

                    Monocots                                      Dicots

Flower parts in multiples of  3	Flower parts in multiples of ______
Leaves are __________ and long and have parallel veins.	Leaves are usually broader and the veins are branched out.
Vascular tissues are arranged as bundles	Vascular tissues are arranged as ________
Has ONE cotyledon	Have _______ cotyledons.