Representative habitats, characteristics and life cycles of the plant kingdom

Abstract

Scope of Study: Few, if any, high school biology textbooks have the life cycles of plants drawn or explained whereby a biology student may read and understand how the reproduction of plants take place. The habitats and characteristics of only a few may be discussed. It is the purpose of this report to make available to the high school student information that will enable him to understand the reproductive cycles, the habitats and characteristics of many of the plants normally encountered by the high school biology student, The habitats and characteristics have been listed and the life cycles have been drawn and discussed. The life cycles show the evolutionary advancement of plants from the most primitive blue-green algae; which have no sexual reproduction, to the more advanced flowering plants with a very complex reproductive cycle.

Findings and Conclusions: This report has not been used in any school system at the present time, therefore its effective use has not been proven. It is the author's opinion that it can be used by the biology teacher in making special assignments to lose students with superior ability who desire more information than their textbook provides concerning plant morphology. It may be used as reference material 'by those students making special reports. Information which can only be found by doing endless hours of reading research in a library can be found within the covers of this report.