Plant Growth Lab
The world is full of variety of species that help make the Earth a unique place to live in. Many of the species that live on Earth are plants. Plants can be Bryophytes or Tracheophytes. Bryophytes are non vascular and lack roots, stems and leaves. Tracheophytes can be spore producing or seed producing. Seed producing Tracheophytes can be Gymnosperms or Angiosperms. Gymnosperms have seeds that are enclosed in a cone and would include Pines and Coniferous trees. Angiosperms produce flowers and help spread seeds by either using the wind like gymnosperms or they can attract organisms that help spread the seeds. Angiosperms can be monocots which have one cotyledon which is a seed leaf and have a scattered vascular system and …show more content…
Angiosperms can be dicots which have 2 cotyledons, have a vascular system in a distinct ring and have petals in multiples of four or five. Examples are Roses and Cacti. Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms have a vascular system that allows nutrients to be travelled throughout the plant unlike Bryophytes which don’t. Being able to maintain plants isn’t easy because there are many factors that come in such as the amount of water, amount of sunlight, and what environment there are in are ways which can impact how a plant grows. Another major factor is the acidity of the soil. Plants need nutrients and minerals in order to survive like Phosphorus, Calcium, Sodium, Iron, and others. In order for the plant to receive these nutrients, the minerals must first dissolve in the soil solution. If some soils have higher pH levels, then things like phosphorous cannot be received because it is more available in certain pH ranges. Having high acidity can lead to more aluminum and manganese in a plant which are toxic for growth. Most plants should have pH ranges from 6-7 because this can help plants to get the nutrients they need and allows the minerals to be dissolved in the soil. Another way acidity affects plant growth is how it affects the micro-organisms that
The world is full of variety of species that help make the Earth a unique place to live in. Many of the species that live on Earth are plants. Plants can be Bryophytes or Tracheophytes. Bryophytes are non vascular and lack roots, stems and leaves. Tracheophytes can be spore producing or seed producing. Seed producing Tracheophytes can be Gymnosperms or Angiosperms. Gymnosperms have seeds that are enclosed in a cone and would include Pines and Coniferous trees. Angiosperms produce flowers and help spread seeds by either using the wind like gymnosperms or they can attract organisms that help spread the seeds. Angiosperms can be monocots which have one cotyledon which is a seed leaf and have a scattered vascular system and …show more content…
Angiosperms can be dicots which have 2 cotyledons, have a vascular system in a distinct ring and have petals in multiples of four or five. Examples are Roses and Cacti. Both Gymnosperms and Angiosperms have a vascular system that allows nutrients to be travelled throughout the plant unlike Bryophytes which don’t. Being able to maintain plants isn’t easy because there are many factors that come in such as the amount of water, amount of sunlight, and what environment there are in are ways which can impact how a plant grows. Another major factor is the acidity of the soil. Plants need nutrients and minerals in order to survive like Phosphorus, Calcium, Sodium, Iron, and others. In order for the plant to receive these nutrients, the minerals must first dissolve in the soil solution. If some soils have higher pH levels, then things like phosphorous cannot be received because it is more available in certain pH ranges. Having high acidity can lead to more aluminum and manganese in a plant which are toxic for growth. Most plants should have pH ranges from 6-7 because this can help plants to get the nutrients they need and allows the minerals to be dissolved in the soil. Another way acidity affects plant growth is how it affects the micro-organisms that