Lesson: Kingdom

Plantae

YEAR:6 WEEK:6

April 26-30

KEY WORDS

Chlorophyll - the green substance in

plants that makes it possible for them to

make food from carbon dioxide and water.

Photosynthesis - the process by which a

green plant turns water and carbon dioxide

into food when the plant is exposed to light.

Spore - a cell made by some plants that is

like a seed and can produce a new plant.

Learning objectives:

To know the characteristics of Kingdom

Plantae.

To know the classification of plants.

Kingdom Plantae• All green plants

• Around 400,000 species

• Every member of the plant kingdom contains the chemical chlorophyll which they use to make their own food and which makes them green

Characteristics of Kindom Plantae

They are non-motile.

They follow the autotrophic mode of nutrition.

These are multi cellular eukaryotes with cell wall

and vacuoles.

These contain photosynthetic pigments called

chlorophyll in the plastids.

They are different organelles for anchorage,

reproduction, support and photosynthesis.

Simple Plant Classification

Plants

With seeds

Flowers

Floweringplants

No flowers

Conifers

Without seeds

Roots, stems & leaves

Ferns

No true roots, stems & leaves

Mosses

Flowering plants

Make up upto 80% of all plants on Earth.

Around 352,000 different species are there.

Angiosperms are commonly known as flowering plants.

Examples include the Mango tree, pomegranate

Examples include the Mango tree, pomegranate plant, etc.

Conifers• Bear seeds inside

cones

• Do not flower

• Thin leaves called needles

• 588 different species, almost all of which are trees

Ferns• Around 12,000 species

• Live in shady places where there is moisture e.g. forests, fields, near streams

Mosses• A small flowerless green plant

• No true stems, leaves or roots

• Grows in low carpets or rounded cushions in damp habitats.

Kingdom Animalia• Includes all multi-

cellullar animals

• Cannot make their own food

• Around 1,500,000 species – more than in all the other kingdoms combined

How Can We Group Animals?Animals

Vertebrates

Mammal Bird

Reptile Amphibian

Fish

Invertebrates

Arthropod Annelid

Mollusc Echinoderm

Cnidarian Sponge

VERTEBRATES

Animals can be divided into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of a backbone.

Vertebrates are animals with a backbone

Vertebrates can be further divided into 5 groups. Animals in each group share

certain features.

Mammals

Vertebrate

Warm-blooded

Give birth to live young

Females produce milk to feed young

Grow hair or fur

Lungs to breathe

Birds

Vertebrate

Two wings

Warm-blooded

Lay eggs

Feathers

Two legs

Reptiles

Vertebrate

Dry skin

Scaly skin

Cold-blooded

Usually lay eggs

Breathe air

Amphibians

Vertebrate

Moist scaleless skin

Cold-blooded

Breathe oxygen through lungs

Lay eggs

Live on land and in water

Fish

Vertebrate

Cold-blooded

Covered with scales

Thin paired fins

Breathe underwater through gills

Lay lots of eggs

Bony skeletons

Instructions

Watch the PPT.

Download the worksheets and complete it.

Submit the worksheet on every Wednesday.