Vincent Massey Junior High School

Plants for Food and Fibre

Germination

Structure and Function

Reproduction

Plant Processes (Photosynthesis, osmosis, diffusion)

Soils

Food and Fibre

Bonus Projects

Dates to Remember:.

• May 13: Set up germination lab- Procedure A (small groups) and B (whole class)
• May 17: Complete notes and activities on Structure and Function
• May 22- 24: Plant reproduction
• May 24: Germination lab due: Test on Plant Structure, Function and Reproduction.
• May 27 - 30: Plant processes
• May 31: Video day
• June 3-4: Soils
• June 5-7: Plants and People
• June 10: Catch-up day
• June 11: Unit test: Notebook due for marking

 

 

New Words:

Selective Breeding: people select plants for different characteristics and encourage their reproduction.

Gene: the genetic material of a living organism.

Sexual reproduction: a process that involves the production of sees and fruits from the specialized reproductive cells of two individuals.

Asexual or Vegetative reproduction: a type of reproduction that occurs when a "parent" plant grows new plants from its roots, stems or leaves.

Cone: is a part of a tree that has woody scales. There are male and female cones that carry the reproductive cells. The female cone contains ovules (eggs). The male cone contains pollen (sperm) cells. The wind carries the pollen to the female cone, where it pollinates the ovule.

Pollen

Flower: the structure that attracts insects to which carry pollen on their bodies which pollinates the ovule.

 

Activities

Activity 1: Using the diagram on page 124 and other resources make a detailed labelled diagram that describes pollination in flowering plants.

Activity 2: Describe the function of each part of the reproductive process.