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String Algae Spear Moss Buttercup Hosta Western Red Cedar Sword Fern
See notes on differences between Vascular and Non Vascular See notes on differences between Algae and Moss See notes on differences between seeded and seedless See notes on differences between Angiosperms Gymnosperms
SLIDE 2 Differences between Vascular and Non-Vascular
Non-vascular: Are small, simple plants without phloem or xylem, grow close to the ground. No leaves roots or stems. Live in damp moist or very wet conditions. Vascular: Have phloem that transports food, and xylem, which transports water. Grow taller. Have leaves, roots and
- stems. Live in dry areas.
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Differences between Algae and Moss
spear moss (calliergonella cuspidata)
String Algae filamentous algae (Cladophora sps.) Spear moss (calliergonella cuspidata) Location: in the aquarium at 1706 Edgewater Lane, Location: Front lawn at 1706 Edgewater Lane, North Vancouver, BC North Vancouver, BC Algae: Are thallophytes, they have no roots, stems or leaves. Embryo cells are unicellular. Moss: Have rhizomes, stem and leaf like organs. Embryo cells are multicellular.
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Differences between Seeded and Seedless
Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) Location: Shaded section of the back yard of 1706 Edgewater Lane, North Vancouver, BC Seeded Vascular: mainly multiply by seeds. Seedless Vascular: multiply by spores that may be produced asexually or as a consequence of asexual reproduction.
SLIDE 5 Differences between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms
Western RedCedar (Thuja plicata) Location: Along the Fisherman’s Trail, next to the River Seymour in the Lower Seymour Conservation Area in North Vancouver BC Angiosperms: Seed-producing flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed usually within a fruit. Seasonal (die during autumn/fall). Reproductive cycle present in flowers; can be unisexual or bisexual and Mostly rely on animals for dispersion. Flat Leaves. Hardwood. Gymnosperms: Seed-producing non-flowering not enclosed; found on scales, leaves or as cones.
- Evergreen. Reproductive Cones; unisexual. Mostly
rely on wind for seed dispersion. Leaves Scale like , needle-like. Softwood.
SLIDE 6 Differences between Dicots and Monocots
Buttercup (ranunculus spp.) Hosta (ventricosa) Location:Side lawn at 1706 Edgewater Lane, Location: shaded border of front garden at 1706 Edgewater Lane , North Vancouver, BC North Vancouver, BC Dicots: The embryo has two cotyledons. Leaf veins are branched. Petals in multiples of four or five. Taproot system. Bundles of vascular tissue arranged in a ring. The vascular system is divided into a cortex and stele. Pollen with three furrows or pores. Both herbaceous and woody. 2 seed leaves Monocots: Have one cotyledon in the embryo. Leaf veins are parallel. Petals in multiples of three. Fibrous
- roots. Bundles of vascular tissue scattered
throughout the stem with no particular arrangement, and has no cortex. Pollen with a single furrow or
- pore. Herbaceous only. 1 seed leaf
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