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SCIENCE (SSES)
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Quarter 2- Week 5

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Science (SSES) – Grade 6
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Characteristics of Different Groups of Plant
Quarter 2- Week 5

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 CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT
GROUPS OF PLANTS

Introduction

Plants are very important kingdom of organisms. They are multicellular

organisms with the ability to make their own food through the process called
photosynthesis. Likewise, plants are also responsible for producing oxygen
that is necessary for animal to survive. Also, plants are integral part of the
food chain and food web. Knowing the role that plant is playing in our
ecosystem, have you wondered how many different species of plants are
present in our environment, how are they classified and what are their
distinguishing characteristics?
In this guided learning activity kit, we will discover how plants are
classified and identify the distinguishing characteristics of different group of
plants.

Learning Competency

Identify the distinguishing characteristics of different groups of plants.

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 Objectives

At the end of this guided learning activity kit you are expected
to:
1. identify the characteristics of the different groups of plants,
2. describe plants according to their characteristics; and
3. observe groups of plants found in the locality.

Review

Let us recall the concepts discussed on your previous grade level. The
following are list of common plants; classify them as to FLOWERING or
NON-FLOWERING plants.

________________1. avocado
________________2. papaya
________________3. gumamela
________________4. fern
________________5. calamansi

Congratulations! Let us now proceed to the discussion of our lesson.

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 Discussion

To date there are nearly 400,000 species of plants known. (Kimbrough

2020) We need to classify plants because it helps us understand diversity
better. Classification helps us to learn about different kinds of plants and
animals, their features, similarities and differences.

Plants are classified according to their characteristics.

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Flowering Plants
Flowering plants can reproduce because of the presence of flowers.
These flowers contain their reproductive structures, and fruits, which are
receptacles of seeds that grow into new plants.
There are two classifications of flowering plants. They are the
gymnosperms and angiosperms.
Gymnosperms, taken from the Greek words gymnos (naked) and
sperma (seed) are plants that have seeds, but do not develop inside the fruit.
The pine trees are excellent example of gymnosperm. The leaves of most
gymnosperms are needle-like or scale-like and covered with thick layer of
cuticle. The cuticle is a substance that makes the leaves shiny and resistant
to too much evaporation of water.
Other kinds of gymnosperms are the gnetum, cycads, gingkos, and
conifers.

Pine Tree Cycad

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 Angiosperms, taken from two Greek terms angeion(fruit) and
sperma(seed), are plants that develop their seed inside the fruit. Aside from
flowering and seed-bearing features, angiosperms are also fruit bearing. So,
all flowering, fruit bearing and seed-bearing plants are considered
angiosperms.

Other examples of angiosperms are garden-flowering species, grains

such as corn and wheat, mango trees, shrubs and vines.

Mango Corn

Non-flowering Plants
Non-flowering plants do not bear flowers or fruits that can support
them in sexual reproduction. They have unique structures that guarantee the
development of new plants. Some plants also can undergo asexual
reproduction to grow new plants through their stems, roots, and leaves. Non-
flowering plants are classified as pteridophytes and bryophytes.

Pteridophytes are also called spore-bearing plants. A spore is its

reproductive structure that is a black or brown circular structure found at
the back or along the edges of the leaves of some plants. Some plants bear
spores instead of seeds. Examples of such plants are whisk ferns, club
mosses, horsetails and ferns.

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 Whisk fern are small plants with spore-bearing branches but without
true leaves or roots. Club mosses grow on the forest floor or branches of trees,
with their spore cases growing at the base of their small branches covered by
scale-like leaves. Horsetails grow in swampy places. With their spores found
at the tip of their bushy stems. Ferns mostly grow in tropical places and vary
in size. Their spore cases are found at the back of their leaves.
Spore-bearing plants have a slightly different life cycle from most
plants. Spores are produced in structures called sori (singular: sorus) on the
underside or edges of leaves. Each sorus composed of clusters of sporecases.
When the sporecases mature they release the spores. The spore germinates
and grows into a small, heart-shaped plants called prothallus. Each
prothallus produces both sperm and eggs cells, which undergo fertilization.
After fertilization, a new plant develops and eventually grows out of the
prothallus. (Sarte. etal 2016).

Horsetail Ferns
Bryophytes are a group of plant species that reproduce via spores
rather than flowers or seeds. They are small and have no true roots, stem and
leaves. These plants are moisture loving and found in damp environments.
All of them are spreading to the ground by root-like structure called rhizoids.
Mosses(lumot), hornworts and liverworts are examples of bryophytes.

Moss Liverworts

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 Activities

Guided Practice 1
Directions: Match column A with column B. Write the letters only. (Answers
may be used more than once)
A B
____1. These are spore-bearing A. gymnosperms
plants.
____2. These plants develop seeds B. angiosperms
inside their fruit.
____3. These plants have rhizoids C. pteridophytes
instead of roots which helps the
plant to anchor to surface.
____4. They are plants that develop D. bryophytes
their seed inside the fruit
____5. These plants grow in a moist or
damp places.
____6. These plants are small and
have no true roots, stem and
leaves.
____7. The reproductive structure of
these plants are spores that can
be found at the back of their
leaves.
____8. These are plants that have
seeds, but do not develop inside
the fruit.
_____9. The leaves of these plants are
needle-like or scale-like and
covered with thick layer of
cuticle.
_____10. Taken from two Greek terms
angeion(fruit) and sperma(seed)

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Guided Practice 2
Directions: Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the following
plants then identify its classification.

Plants Distinguishing Classification

Characteristics
A.

Tamarind
B.

Liverworts

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C.

Cycads
D.

Horsetail

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Independent Practice
Directions: Observe the following plants in the locality. Try to find out
what are the physical structures of the different plants. Put a check (/) if they
possess such characteristics or cross mark (x) if not. Write their classification
in the last column.

Plants No Seed in Naked No true Roots, Classification

Seed Ovary Seed roots stem
and and
stem leaves
are
present

1. Mango

2. Moss

3. Pine Tree

4. Bird’s
Nest
(pakpak
lawin)

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Directions: Based on table above, write your generalization.
I therefore conclude that ______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.

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 Assessment

Direction: Select the letter of the correct answer.

1. A sunflower plant has roots and flowers. This plant is classified as a
____________.
a. angiosperm
b. gymnosperm
c. pteridophytes
d. bryophytes
2. The two classifications of plants according to their characteristics are
_____________ and _____________.
a. gymnosperm and bryophytes
b. flowering and non-flowering
c. pteridophytes and angiosperm
d. terrestrial and aquatic
3. Bryophytes are classified as which type of the following plants?
a. flowering
b. gymnosperm
c. pteridophytes
d. non-flowering
4. Which does not belong to the group?
a. cycads b. mangoes c. ferns d. mosses
5. The following are the characteristics of mosses EXCEPT.
a. They have no true roots. c. They have no true leaves.
b. They have water-carrying tissue. d. They are small.
6. The following describes gumamela plant EXCEPT
a. They are flowering plants.
b. They have leaves and stems.
c. They have no true roots.
d. They have water-carrying tissue.
7. Liverworts are example of bryophytes, which of the following is its
distinguishing characteristic?
a. They have seeds c. They have flowers
b. They have rhizoids d. They have true stem

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8. Which group of words best describes a mango tree?
a. has flowers, roots, leaves and seeds in ovary
b. has no true roots, leaves, flowers
c. has stems, true roots, rhizoids
d. has rhizoids, stems, and roots
9. Tamarind is an example of a ____________.
a. angiosperm
b. gymnosperm
c. pteridophytes
d. bryophytes
10. The difference between gymnosperm and angiosperm is ____________.
a. Gymnosperms are plants that have seeds, but do not develop inside
the fruit while angiosperms are plants that develop their seed
inside the fruit.
b. Angiosperms are plants that have seeds, but do not develop inside
the fruit while gymnosperms are plants that develop their seed
inside the fruit.
c. Gymnosperms are a group of plant species that reproduce via
spores rather than flowers or seeds while angiosperms are spore-
bearing plants.
d. Angiosperms are a group of plant species that reproduce via spores
rather than flowers or seeds while gymnosperms are spore-bearing
plants.

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 Reflection

Directions: Fill in the blanks. Choose your answer from the pool of
answers below.

flowering non-flowering gymnosperm angiosperm

seeds pine tree corn pteridophytes

bryophytes fern

Plants are classified as (1) _____________ and (2)________________.

(3)____________________ and (4)________________ are examples of flowering
plants. Gymnosperms are plants that have (5)__________, but do not develop
inside the fruit while angiosperms are plants that develop their seed inside
the fruit. (6)_____________ is an example of gymnosperm while (7)_____________
is an example of angiosperm.

Non-flowering can be classified as (8)______________ and bryophytes.

(9)_______________ are a group of plant species that reproduce via spores
rather than flowers or seeds while pteridophytes are spore-bearing plants.
(10)A ___________ is an example of pteridophytes while moss is an example of
bryophytes.

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GUIDED PRACTICE 1 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
1.C 6.D
2.B 7.C
3.D 8.A
4.B 9.A
5.D 10.B
GUIDED PRACTICE 2
PLANT DISTINGUISHING CLASSIFICATIONs
CHARACTERISTICS
ASSESSMENT
Tamarind Answers may vary 1. a
Angiosperms 6. c
2. b 7. b
3. d 8. a
Liverworts Answers may vary Bryophytes
4. b 9. a
5. b 10. A
Cycads Answers may vary Gymnosperms
Horsetail Answers may vary Pteridophytes
REFLECTION
1. flowering
2. non-flowering
3. gymnosperm
4. angiosperm
5. seeds
6. pine tree
7. corn
8. pteridophytes
9. bryophytes
10. fern
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