Plant groups

Aim:
Classify plants into different groups.
Explain the differences between specimens of
different plant groups and see how they are
adapted for survival.
Draw conclusions from evidence.

Some
interesting
flowers.

Rafflesia

Titan arum

Copy the unit map and use these words to help you
complete it. You may add words of your own too.
carnivores

competition

conifers

consumers

cuticle

decomposers

ecosystem

environment

ferns

flowering plants

habitat

herbivores

interdependent

mosses

population

predation

prey

producers

quadrat

spores

vein

Plants and their Adaptations

Why do plants need to be classified into
groups? What are the plant groups?

D1 plenary: wordgame.
Where do I live?
I am very small and grow close to the ground. I
flower during the summer when days are long
and nights are short. I can withstand grazing by
animals and cold temperatures.

Where do I live?
I am lush with large leaves and very big bright
flowers. I grow very quickly and can even grow
all year round. I am in intense competition with
other plants for light. I am even able to produce
poisons so that I will not be eaten by all the
different animals that live here.

D1 plenary: wordgame.
Where do I live?
I have large fleshy stems and sharp thorns
instead of leaves. My roots go deep into the
ground and spread out sideway for long
distances. I grow very slowly and was quite old
before I was able to produce a flower.
Where do I live?
I like to live in shady places. I am not able to
produce flowers or seeds but reproduce by
making spores. I do not have leaves but instead
produce fronds that are green and allow me to
photosynthesise.