All in Science 7

W orksheet 2
Unit 2

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Cryptogam Plants

1. Look at the diagram and analyze. Then answer.

Cryptogram plants

Bryophytes – Mosses Plants without seeds Pteridophytes – Ferns

Similarities Differences
Differences
They do not have They have conducting vessels
They do not have conducting vessels,
flowers, do not produce and have adventitious roots,
they have rhyzoids, (stem), called
spores, and are stem, fronds, and they are small
Phyllodes, they are small.
primitive plants. and large.

●● What kind of plants are classified as bryophytes and pteridophytes?

●● What is the difference between bryophytes and pteridophytes?

●● What are the similarities between bryophytes and pteridophytes?

2. Mark with an ✖ the Cryptogam plants.

3. Underline the correct answer.

●● Plants without seeds need little humidity to complete their vital cycle.
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●● Bryophytes and pteridophytes are highly evolved plants.

●● Mosses are primitive plants.
●● All cryptogam plants have a vascular system.
 4. Find the 4 words related to cryptogam reproductive organs in the letter soup.

s a r c h e g o n i a l e
o m t e m a t o e m a t o
e s p o r a n g i a d e n
f e l o a m s y m e t a r
i t h a n t h e r i d i a
y r e r n o h u e m o r r
s o r u s e r a a l t e a

5. Write in the blanks the word that the sentence describes.

Female moss and fern reproductive organ.

Structure that contains spores in mosses.
Sporangia groups where spores are formed by meiosis.
Asexual reproductive phase for ferns and mosses.

6. Research and answer.

●● Have you noticed that moss grows on humid roof and walls?
How can you explain its presence?

●● What would happen to the moss if the Earth temperature

continues to rise?

●● Create two flash cards with actions to avoid Earth’s temperature to

increase, therefore keeping ecological balance. Create a mural that
contains your classmates’ cards.

7. Match with a line the type of plant and its usage.

Moss Anti-rheumatic
Calaguala Bleeding prevention
Horse tail liver anti-inflammatory
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Lycopodium joint analgesic