Diversity

Nota:

• Plants produce their own food. Plants need us and animals for carbon dioxide. Plants provide

1. 1) Climate
   1. Group by weather conditions. Some plants need a lot of rain and sunlight (Rain Tree), Cold condition (Conifers), Little rain (Cactus)
2. 2) Flowering Plants & Non Flowering Plants
   1. Flowering Plants - produce flower when the are fully grown. Flowers develop fruits.
   2. Non Flowering Plants, cannot produce flower. Cannot produce fruits or seeds
      1. Eg, Ferns - they produce spores
3. 3) Land, Water and Air Plants
   1. Land plant - Plants grow on land
   2. Water Plant - Float on water (lettuce and duckweed), fully submerged - cabomba and seaweed
   3. Air Plant - have roots in the air. (eg Orchid or Ferns - epiphytes)
4. 4) Useful Plants
   1. Food crops - Corn, Barley, Wheat, Rice
   2. Flavorings - herbs or spices
   3. Alcoholic Drinks - Wheat and Barley used for beers
5. 5) Poisonous Plants
6. 6) Carnivorous Plants
   1. Pitcher Plant, Venus Flytrap - absorb the nutrients from the prey it traps
7. 7) Grasses
   1. Rice Plant - produce food for man. (Bamboo)

1. Shape
2. Size
3. Colour
4. Habitat
5. Body Covering
6. Movement
7. Diet
8. Reeproduction