This PowerPoint is one small part of the Taxonomy and Classification unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. Teaching Duration = 7 Weeks. A 2700 slide PowerPoint presentation becomes the roadmap for an amazing science experience. Complete with bundled homework package, hands-on activities built into the slideshow with directions, many built-in quizzes, answer keys, unit. Areas of Focus in The Plant Unit: Plant photo tour, Plant Evolution, Importance of Algae, Lichens, The Three Types of Lichens, Non-Vascular Plants, Bryophytes,Seedless Vascular Plants (Ferns), Seeds, Seed Dormancy, Factors that Break Seed Dormancy, Germination, Parts of a Young Plant, Monocots and Dicots, Roots and Water, Types of Roots, Water Uptake and Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Types of Plant Tissues, Xylem and Phloem, Woody Plants, Leaves,Light and Plants, Transpiration, Guard Cells, Leaf Identification, Plant Life Cycles, Seed Plant Life Cycles, Parts of a Flower, Matured Ovaries (Fruits), Types of Fruit and much more. f you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks again and best wishes. Sincerely, Ryan Murphy www.sciencepowerpoint@gmail.com

1. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

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4. • Someday, many of you will own a home.
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5. • Someday, many of you will own a home.
You will actually care about plants in your
yard.
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6. • Someday, many of you will own a home.
You will actually care about plants in your
yard. Paying attention here will help your
gardening skills later.
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7.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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8.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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9.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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10.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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11.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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12.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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13.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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14.  New Area of Focus: Plant Life Cycles.
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16.  Annuals: Seed germinates, grows, and
produces new seed, before dying.
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17.  Annuals: Seed germinates, grows, and
produces new seed, before dying.
“I need to plant
new flowers
here every
year.”
“Sometimes old
seeds will
grow.”
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25.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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26.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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27.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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28.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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29.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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30.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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31.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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32.  Biennials: Plant lives through first winter
and produces seed before dying.
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33. • Carrots are biennials

34. • Beets are biennials.

35. • Onions are biennials.

36. • Raspberries are biennials.

37.  Perennials: Plants that live for many years
producing seeds each year.
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40.  Deciduous: Plants and shrubs that lose
leaves in fall and grow them back in spring.
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41.  Deciduous: Plants and shrubs that lose
leaves in fall and grow them back in spring.
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42.  Deciduous: Plants and shrubs that lose
leaves in fall and grow them back in spring.
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43.  Deciduous: Plants and shrubs that lose
leaves in fall and grow them back in spring.
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44.  Deciduous: Plants and shrubs that lose
leaves in fall and grow them back in spring.
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45. • Broadleaf deciduous leaves wouldn’t
survive the winter.
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46. • Broadleaf deciduous leaves wouldn’t
survive the winter.
– The cold temperatures would freeze the water
inside the leaf.
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47. • Broadleaf deciduous leaves wouldn’t
survive the winter.
– The cold temperatures would freeze the water
inside the leaf.
– Ice attaching to the leaves would snap the
branches.
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48. • Picture of what happens to tree when early
snow / ice storm occurs before leaves have
fallen.

49. • Evergreens: Needles can survive
winter, trees constantly grow and drop
needles.
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50. • Evergreens: Needles can survive
winter, trees constantly grow and drop
needles.
– Needles can survive cold (sap antifreeze).
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51.  Seed Plant Life Cycles.
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52.  All plants undergo sexual reproduction (two
partners). When the sperm and egg come
together you get a zygote / baby plant.
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53.  Gymnosperm: Non-flowering, seeds usually
arranged on a cone.
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55. “This is one
big cone, It
must be one
of the largest
ever!”

56. Wow!,
That’s a
big cone!

57. “I agree.”
“Why would
you ever
need a cone
that big.”

59. “I could sure
go for a
sno-cone.”

60. Look at the
size of this
cone.

61. One
Big
Cone

62.  Angiosperm: Flowering, covered
seed, produce seeds enclosed in a fruit
/ovary.
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63. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

64. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

65. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

66. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

67. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is
a gymnosperm?

68. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is a
gymnosperm?
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69. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is a
gymnosperm?
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70. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is a
gymnosperm?
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71. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is a
gymnosperm?
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72. • Which plant is an angiosperm, and which is a
gymnosperm?
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73. • Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
release pollen.
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74. • Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
release pollen.
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75. • Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
release pollen.
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76. • Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
release pollen.
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77. • Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
release pollen.
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79. “I hate Pollen, It
gives me wicked
allergies.”

80. • Picture of pollen under an electron
microscope.

82. • The male cone of a white pine releasing
pollen.

84. • Female cone of white pine that receives
the male pollen.
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85. • The seeds of white pine tree that have fallen
out the cone.
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86. • The seeds of white pine tree that have fallen
out the cone.
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Learn more about plant life cycles at…
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87.  Flower: The reproductive organ of a plant
that makes the seed.
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104. •Areas of Focus in The Plant Unit:
•Plant photo tour, Plant Evolution, Importance of Algae, Lichens,
The Three Types of Lichens, Non-Vascular Plants, Bryophytes,
Seedless Vascular Plants (Ferns), Seeds, Seed Dormancy, Factors
that Break Seed Dormancy, Germination, Parts of a Young Plant,
Monocots and Dicots, Roots and Water, Types of Roots, Water
Uptake and Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Types of Plant
Tissues, Xylem and Phloem, Woody Plants, Leaves, Light and
Plants, Transpiration, Guard Cells, Leaf Identification, Plant Life
Cycles, Seed Plant Life Cycles, Parts of a Flower, Matured Ovaries
(Fruits), Types of Fruit and much more.
•Full unit can be found at…
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105. • This PowerPoint is one small part of my Botany
Unit. This unit includes….
– A 5 part 2,700 slide PowerPoint roadmap full of built-in
hands-on activities, quizzes, projects, and much more.
– 13 page bundled homework package that chronological
follows the slideshow, modified version, answer keys, and
detailed lesson notes.
– 2 PowerPoint Review Games with answers, videos links,
rubrics, crosswords, projects, curriculum guides, materials
lists, and much more.
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109. • More Units Available at…
Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics
Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The
River and Water Quality Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.
Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms and
Periodic Table Unit, Matter, Energy, and the Environment Unit, and The
Science Skills Unit.
Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit,
The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification
Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology:
Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and The Human
Body Systems and Health Topics Unit
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110. • Please visit the links below to learn more
about each of the units in this curriculum
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
Earth Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Geology Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Geology_Unit.html
Astronomy Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Astronomy_Unit.html
Weather and Climate Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Weather_Climate_Unit.html
Soil Science, Weathering, More http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Soil_and_Glaciers_Unit.html
Water Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Water_Molecule_Unit.html
Rivers Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/River_and_Water_Quality_Unit.html
= Easier = More Difficult = Most Difficult
5th – 7th grade 6th – 8th grade 8th – 10th grade

111. Physical Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Science Skills Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Science_Introduction_Lab_Safety_Metric_Methods.
html
Motion and Machines Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Newtons_Laws_Motion_Machines_Unit.html
Matter, Energy, Envs. Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Energy_Topics_Unit.html
Atoms and Periodic Table Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Atoms_Periodic_Table_of_Elements_Unit.html
Life Science Units Extended Tour Link and Curriculum Guide
Human Body / Health Topics
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Human_Body_Systems_and_Health_Topics_Unit.html
DNA and Genetics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/DNA_Genetics_Unit.html
Cell Biology Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Cellular_Biology_Unit.html
Infectious Diseases Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Infectious_Diseases_Unit.html
Taxonomy and Classification Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Taxonomy_Classification_Unit.html
Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
Ecology Abiotic Factors Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Abiotic_Factors_Unit.html

112. • Thank you for your time and interest in this
curriculum tour. Please visit the welcome / guide on
how a unit works and link to the many unit previews
to see the PowerPoint slideshows, bundled
homework, review games, unit notes, and much
more. Thank you for your interest and please feel
free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Best wishes.
• Sincerely,
• Ryan Murphy M.Ed
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113. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
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Thank you for your interest in this curriculum.
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Ryan Murphy M.Ed
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