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From salt water algaes to California 's tall redwoods, nonflowering plants play a major role in our ecosystem. Follow the progression of plant life in this unique survey.

Detailed illustrations show land adaptations in the three groups of nonflowering plants: the nonvascular plants, the seedless vascular plants, and the seed-bearing vascular plants. Aided by beautiful photographs and plant descriptions, you'll be able to differentiate and understand the value of nonflowering plants, from the often-overlooked hornworts and the bizarre Welwitschia to the more familiar ferns and pines.

Topics covered in this program include: Characteristics of Plants; Classification of the nonflowering Plants; Plant Adaptations; a brief description and survey of the plants in the Three Groups of Nonflowering Plants: the Bryophytes, the Seedless Vascular Plants, and the Seed-Bearing Vascular Plants (gymnosperms); and a Representative Lifecycle for Each Group of Nonflowering Plant.

Presentation
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Interactive Lessons
Students can work through different activities that directly reinforce the information learned in the Presentation.

Program Objectives

I. Introduction

A. Objectives

B. Plant characteristics

1. Photosynthesis

2. Generic lifecycle (alternation of generations)

a. haploid/diploid

b. mitosis/meiosis

c. overview

II. Plant classification

A. Non- vascular and vascular plants

III. Ancestry

A. The beginning

1. 1 st adaptations (as seen in the Bryophytes)

2. cuticle formation

3. jacketed gametes

IV. Plant Divisions

A. Nonvascular plants (Bryophytes)

1. Division Bryophyta

a. Mosses

(1). Lifecycle

(2). Gametophyte stage

(3). Sporophyte stage

b. Liverworts

(1). Asexual reproduction

c. Hornworts

B. Vascular Plants

1. Seedless plants

a. Additional adaptations

(1). Dominant sporophyte stage

(2). vascular tissue

b. Divisions

(1). Division Pterophyta (ferns)

(a). Uses

(b). Lifecycle

i. Sporophyte stage

ii. Gametophyte stage

(2). Division Psilophyta (whisk ferns)

(3). Division Sphenophyta (horsetails)

(4). Division Lycophyta (club mosses)

c. The Carboniferous forests and coal formation

2. Seed bearing (Gymnosperms)

a. Additional adaptations

b. Divisions

(1). Division Coniferphyta (conifers)

(a). Uses

(b). Pine lifecycle

i. Pollination

ii. Fertilization

(2). Division Cycadophyta (cycads)

(3). Division Ginkgophyta (gingkos)

(4). Division Gnetophyta

V. Conclusion

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