Go to the following links in the order listed. Once you have completed the links, you may start the MI high interactive which is below the links. Below each link is a statement to copy onto binder paper & complete.
Seedless plants:
Moss: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/moss.html
1. For moss to reproduce sexually it requires ______ to transport sperm to eggs.
2. The sporophyte generation of a moss is ____ & produces spores. (hint: answer is either diploid or haploid)
Seed Plants:
Life cycle of gymnosperm: http://img.sparknotes.com/figures/9/9f79f1dbce762884bf644e4ac8450061/gymnospermlifecycle.gif
3. In the gymnosperm, the male cone is called a _____, the female cone is called a ____.
How seeds travel: http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/dispersal.htm
4. Some plants reproduce using seeds, which must move from the plant to a new location. To move the seed, some plants rely on the wind, ____, ____, ____. Coconuts use ___ to move, while dandelions use ___, and apples ______________________________. Some plants have their seeds catch a ride on an animal like cattails, burdocks and ______.
Life cycle of angiosperm: http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/angiosperm.html
5. A plant that has a ___ is an angiosperm which means ________. Inside the flower, the carpel is made up of ____________________________________, and is the female part of the plant. Meiosis takes place in the _____ and ____ of the flower. The pollen grain carries ______ and enter through the pollen tube. A seed is formed which will g_________ later.
*Parts of an angiosperm: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plant_repro/eng/Introduction/activity1pop.htm
6. Draw and label the reproductive parts of an angiosperm.
*= this is a site from the United Kingdom, the flower parts they emphasize are a little different.
MI interactive on parts of a flower & zaping seeds before they spread: (Turn in your paper before doing this)