Scholastic
Study Jams! Mosses and Ferns
Mosses and ferns are some of the world's oldest types of plants. Here is a quality 10-slide presentation set to gentle background music for beginning botanists to view and enjoy. Accompanying captions explain that these are both...
Curated OER
Evolution of Plants
This is a wonderful PowerPoint! It gives excellent details of different types of ferns and their characteristics which help them to survive and produce spores in many varied habitats.
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Evolution of the Seed Plant
Adaptations of the plant to develop gametes best suited to different pollination atyles are detailed, The conditions needed by Sporophytes and gametophytes of different sizes are detailed, along with the development of the seed after...
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Perplexing Polka Dots
Tell case study story of EMS-induced chlorophyll polka-dots in C-ferns. You will need to be familiar with the experiment, as there are some slides that have only photos, no text and no presenter's notes. By using this presentation,...
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Non-Seed Vascular Plants
In this non-seed vascular plant instructional activity, students review the characteristics of sporophytes, lycophytes, sphenophytes, and pterophytes. This instructional activity has 19 fill in the blank, 4 true or false, and 2 short...
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Plants
In this plants activity, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This activity has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Life Cycles of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers
In this plant life cycle worksheet, learners compare the life cycles of mosses, ferns, and conifers. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions.
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Protists
In this protists learning exercise, students will review the different types of protists and the different stages of the protist life cycle. This learning exercise has 10 matching questions.
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What is a Plant?
In this plant worksheet, students will review the origins and adaptations of plants including the alternation of generations. This worksheet has 8 short answer, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 multiple choice questions.
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Ferns and Gymnosperms
In this fern and gymnosperm learning exercise, students will read about two types of vascular tissue: xylem and phloem. Then students will read about the difference between sporophytes and gametophytes. Using this information students...
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Seedless Vascular Plants
For this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will study a diagram of the life cycle of a lycophyte and then correctly order four life cycle statements. Then students will complete two true or false statements about fertilization of...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
Ohio State University
Ohio State Univ.: Gymnosperms (Conifers & Relatives)
A review of conifer biology. Illustrations are great and help clarify the text, which can get a bit advanced for a general audience. A great resource for exam review.
Ohio State University
Liverworts
A good resource on the definition of liverworts. Photos are included.
Ohio State University
General Plant Biology: Angiosperm Life Cycle
Photomicrographs and diagrams make this resource a great tool for studying reproduction and development. Use this along with your lab material on plants.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Mosses and Ferns
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of mosses and ferns, and how they reproduce.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The life cycle of a plant is very different from the life cycle of an animal. Humans are made entirely of diploid cells (cells with two sets of chromosomes). Our...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Gymnosperm Life Cycle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the life cycle of gymnosperms.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Gymnosperms
Explains what gymnosperms are and how they differ from angiosperms, and provides a list of gymnosperm examples. Next, the article discusses the different types of gymnosperms and describes the phases of a gymnosperm's life cycle.