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Plants, Plants, Plants, and More Plants!

Plants, Plants, Plants, and More Plants!. Biodiversity of Life. Plant Biodiversity. What are some examples of plants?. Plant types. Non-vascular vs. vascular plants Non-seeded vs. seeded plants Non-flowering vs. flowering plants Herbaceous vs. Woody Grasses, forbs, and herbs

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Plants, Plants, Plants, and More Plants!

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  1. Plants, Plants, Plants, and More Plants!

  2. Biodiversity of Life

  3. Plant Biodiversity • What are some examples of plants?

  4. Plant types • Non-vascular vs. vascular plants • Non-seeded vs. seeded plants • Non-flowering vs. flowering plants • Herbaceous vs. Woody • Grasses, forbs, and herbs • Vines, shrubs, bushes, and trees

  5. Giant Sequoia – worlds largest plant

  6. Titan Arum

  7. Duckweed – worlds smallest flowering plant

  8. Paw Paw Trees in Arkansas Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,Pickin' up paw-paws, put 'em in your pockets,Way down yonder in the paw-patch.

  9. Swamp or Bald Cypress Trees

  10. Why is this plant called a bald cypress tree?

  11. Water Lilies

  12. Cactus – desert plantArizona State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom

  13. African Euphorb – desert plant

  14. Gymnosperms

  15. Though plants are essential to life on this planet; some are deadly! What is an example of a killer plant?

  16. Carnivorous Plants

  17. Indian Pipe - Heterotroph

  18. The plant that ate the South

  19. Kudzu – Invasive & Exotic

  20. Kudzu – Invasive & Exotic

  21. Exploration, Experience, and Discovery O

  22. Take-home message: Plant Biodiversity is high; plants have adapted to live in diverse habitats • What are some attributes that all plants possess that allow us to recognize them as a cohesive group?

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