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 The Plant Kingdom
This kingdom has organisms that are multi-ce
llular, have cell walls and chlorophyll, produc
e their own food, and dont physically move fr
om one place to another.
 Nonvascular Plants
. Plants that do not have tubes to carry water up th
e plant or tubes to carry food made in the leaves
down the plant.
. Plants are small, simple plants without a vascular
system. They do not have a phloem or xylem.
. Another characteristic of nonvascular plants that
sets them apart from vascular plants is that they l
ack roots. Instead of roots, nonvascular plants ha
ve rhizoids, which are small hairs that insert into t
he substrate to keep the plant in place.
Liverworts

It develop umbrella-like
structures that produce
eggs and sperms.

Their rhizoids are very fine,

they lack stems, and they
are generally less than 10
centimeters (4 inches) tall.
Mosses

It has capsules which contain spores.

Mosses are larger nonvascular plants that have
coarser, multicelleular rhizoids that are more li
ke roots.
they also have tiny, photosynthetic structures si
milar to leaves that encircle a central stem-like
structures.
Mosses grow in dense clumps, which help them
retain moisture.
Hornworts
It is thin thorn-like
structures.
similar in size to
liverworts.
they also have very fine
rhizhoids and lack stems.
 Nonvascular Plants pla
ys important role in en
vironment

They provide oxygen to many organisms.

Their carpetlike growth covering large areas in

hilly grounds prevent erosion and increase the
capacity of soil to hold water.
Dried Sphagnum or Peat Moss

used to wrap plants and breakable items durin

g transport.
Gardeners use them to retain more water in th
e soil for important crops.
Old, dead sphagnum form thick deposits called
peat . which used as fuel in some places.
 Vascular Plants
. Plants that have tubes to carry water up and food down th
e plant.
. Have vascular vessels to transport water and food throug
hout the plant. Within vascular plants is the
. Phloem, the vessel that transports food
. Xylem, which transports water.
. Vascular plants have roots not only for support but also to
soak up water that is farther away from the plant.
. The majority of vascular plants reproduce by creating see
ds rather than spores and are classified as either gymnos
perms or angiosperms.
Ferns
Vascular plants that reproduce by the use of
spores are characterized as ...
Ferns

Reproduce by the use of spores

or referred as seedless vascular
plant.

They can be found in moist,

shaded and mountainous areas

They exhibit diversity in size from

a few millimeters

They provide food and oxygen to

others organism
How these plants
can be helpful in t
he ecosystem?
Quiz!!
1. Trees, wild flowers, and grasses are all considered
to be -

A.Vascular Plants
B. Nonvascular Plants
C. Woody Plants
D. Nonwoody Plants
2. There are capsules at the tip of thin stalks of ____ which co
ntain spores.
A.Mosses

B. Ferns

C. Liverworts

D. Hornworts
3. It refers to plants that do not have a phl
oem or xylem.

A.Vascular Plants
B. Nonvascular Plants
C. Woody Plants
D. Nonwoody Plants
4. Plants that have vascular vessels to transport water and food
throughout the plant.

A.Vascular Plants
B. Nonvascular Plants
C. Woody Plants
D. Nonwoody Plants
5. It develops umbrella like structures to produce eggs and spe
rms.
A.Mosses

B. Ferns

C. Liverworts

D. Fornworts
ASSIGNMENT
Compare and contrast the
Nonvascular Plants and Vascular
Plants in Venn Diagram