S5L1b Classification of Plants

Algea

• Flowering

• Non Flowering

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Dogwood Tree

• Flowering

• Non Flowering

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Is a fern classified as a seed or non-seed plant?

• seed plant

• non-seed plant

Does the moss in this picture reproduce using seeds?

• yes

• no

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

A student researches several plants. She then groups them according to their characteristics.

Which are MOST LIKELY the names of the plant groups.

• ferns, trees

• mosses, flowering plants

• spore producers, seed producers

• flowering plants, coniferous plants

A student draws two plants. How do the plants compare.

Select 3 answers.

• They are both coniferous plants.

• They both have stems and leaves.

• They reproduce in different ways.

• They get energy in different ways.

• They both use photosynthesis to make food.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A student develops a model to sort some flowering plants into groups.

How does the student most likely sort the plants?

• by leaf size

• by leaf shape

• by plant height

• by whether the plants produce spores or seeds

A student researches four plants that are in the same group. He sorts the plants into two smaller groups.

How does the student MOST LIKELY sort the plants?

• by seed size

• by flower shape

• by whether they have cones or flowers

• by whether they produce seeds or spores

A scientist classifies some plants into two groups.

Which are MOST LIKELY the names of the groups?

• trees, ferns

• seed producers, spore producers

• deciduous trees, coniferous trees

• flowering plants, coniferous plants

How do the seeds and spores of plants compare?

• neither grows in soil

• Both occur in flowering plants

• both are parts for reproduction

• only seeds grow into new plants