What are plants?A plant is a type of multicellular, eukaryotic organism that uses photosynthesis to make its own food. source
What are NOT plants?
but not fungi, lichens, or algae (3)
What are types of plants?
There are an estimated 390,900 different plant species. source
vascular plants
non-vascular plants
monoecious plants – plants with both male and female flowers
dioecious plants – a species has both a female species and a male species
hermaphrodite plants – plants where each flower contains both male and female parts
Nightshades
Conifers
Deciduous trees
What do plants do?
All green plants produce sucrose through photosynthesis. (2)
What do plants contain?
Lectins
phytochemicals
What are parts of a plant?
leaves
flowers
Resources
1. https://sugar.ca/sugar-basics/types-of-sugar
2. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-antioxidants
3. https://florafinder.org/Species/Encelia_farinosa.php
