Plants by Santi

This week in biology we have been learning about plants. We are starting to finish up on our c-layer.

          There are vascular plants, and non-vascular plants. Vascular plants have tissue and include plants which have seeds. Ferns are also vascular. The vascular vessels are what transports water and food throughout the plant. Non vascular plants do not have the same tissue as vascular plants. Some examples of non-vascular plants are: mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. These plants do not have roots, stems or even leaves. There are some species that have rhizoids that are like a root. Water gets absorbed from the air and any other near source.

3 random facts about plants:

1.   Earth has over 80,000 different species of edible plants.

2.   Only 1% of rainforest plants have been studied for medicinal purposes.

3.   80% of the world’s forests have been destroyed.

What I found most interesting is that plants have different ways of living and different ways to get food and water transported through them.

          The question I have is: What is your favorite plant?