Curated OER
Introduction to Plants
A vast overview of avascular and vascular plants, this PowerPoint displays all of the notes your botanists need to take. It lists primitive plant groups and their characteristics. It separates gymnosperms and angiosperms, also detailing...
Indiana University
Indiana University: Plants in Motion
Plants grow and change on a time scale that is too slow for us to observe in real time. Time-lapse photography is a simple technique that allows us to see the movements of plants and clearly demonstrates that plants are living and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Tropisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants may not be able to move, but they are able to change how they grow in response to their environment. Growth toward or away from a stimulus is known as a...
NC State University
North Carolina State University: Plant Experiments on Line
Experiments provide information related to the importance of light and gravity on plant growth and development.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Plant Hormones
Plants produce hormones and respond to external stimuli, growing towards sources of water and light, which they need to survive. Read about tropisms and auxins that are used to control growth in plants. There is a quiz at the end.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade: Life Science: Plant Adaptations to Environmental Changes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discuses how plants respond to changes in their environment and some special adaptations in plants.