Biology Chapter 6: Plants

Vocabulary	Objectives
6:1  Plant Classification	page 114
chlorophyll photosynthesis vascular plants nonvascular plants	Describe two features common to most plants Compare vascular and nonvascular plants. Give at least three traits of each!
6:2  Nonvascular  Plants	page 117
moss sexual reproduction egg sperm fertilization	Compare mosses and liverworts with other plants. Sequence the steps in the life cycle of a moss. List three ways mosses are important to other living things.
6:3  Vascular Plants	page 121
xylem phloem fern seed embryo conifer pollen flowering plant flower	Explain why phloem and xylem are important to plants. Compare the traits of ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Describe reproduction in the three vascular plant groups:  ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. Describe how conifers and flowering plants are important to other living things. List at lest 10 ways we use vascular plants.