Classification of Plants

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 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

Why is the plant in the picture a vascular plant?

• it can absorb light from the sun

• it has a stem that can carry water and nutrients

• it has more than one cell

• it can make it's own food

Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.

• cones
• leaves
• flowers and fruits
• rhizomes

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are:

• angiosperms
• gymnosperms
• deciduous
• moss

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in fruits are:

• angiosperms
• gymnosperms
• deciduous
• moss

Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.

• cones
• leaves
• flowers and fruits
• rhizomes

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1