IT EXCITE 2012

Marjorie B. Francisco

Describe the Characteristics of Different Kinds of Plants

Do you know what are

these Plants?

Activity 1

1.Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question.

2. Write your answer on manila paper and report it to the class.

SPORE – BEARING PLANTS

SPORE – BEARING PLANTS

There are many kinds of Vascular Plants. One group is called the Spore-Bearing Plants.

There reproductive structures are called spores.

Try to find time to examine the leaves of ferns in the garden. Look at the back of the leaves. You will find black structures neatly arranged somewhere along the edge of some leaves. These structures are where spores of ferns can be found. Ferns, horsetails and club mosses are spore-bearing plants.

SEED BEARING PLANTS

Instead of spores, another group of vascular plants have seeds for reproduction. Seed-bearing plants constitute more than 95% of all vascular plants. In contrast, spore-bearing vascular plants constitute only the remaining 5%. Seed-bearing plants may be divided into two groups. A big majority of them have seeds inside the fruit. Examples of these are avocado, mango, papaya, etc.

QUESTIONS:

1. What are the plants in the paragraph? 2. What are the two kinds of plants?3. What are the examples of seed-bearing plants?4. What are the examples of spore-bearing plants?5.Describe the seed bearing and spore-bearing plants.

Activity 2

1. Get the plants; the ferns, mosses, and horsetails. 2. Observe the plants. 3. Describe the parts of the plants. 4. Look at the back of the leaves of the ferns, what can you see in the leaves. 5. Describe the spores of the ferns. 6. How do the ferns, mosses, and horsetails grow? 7. What are the characteristics of seed-bearing and spore-bearing plants? 8. Write a short paragraph about the seed-bearing and spore-bearing plants? 9. Report it to your class.