Non-flowering Plants: Crossword Puzzle Activity
This activity will help assess your knowledge of the different types and examples of non-flowering plants.
Directions
Complete the crossword by filling in a word that fits each of the given clues. For this activity, you'll need a printer to reproduce the following page. With a pencil and an eraser, neatly write your answers in the boxes provided.
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4. These are trees that reproduce through seeding and are estimated to live for up to 3,000 years.
6. Gymnosperms are _____-producing plants that include conifers and cycads.
7. _____ are tiny particles or cells that are released by a nonflowering plant to reproduce.
10. _____ are cone-bearing seed plants without fruit or flowers, such as hemlock and pine trees.
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1. The leaves of liverworts are green structures similar to the lobes of the _____.
2. _____, or snake grass, is a spore-producing plant with a hollow, thin, and whip-like stems.
3. _____ ferns are a peculiar species of ferns that contain no real roots or leaves.
5. Club mosses are flowerless and seedless plants whose leaves form clusters in the shape of a _____.
8. These are palm-like woody plants whose fossils appear to be older than dinosaurs.
9. A _____ typically forms dense green clumps or mats on the ground, particularly in moist and shady areas.
Answer Key
FAQs
Non-flowering plants include ferns, clubmosses, horsetails, mosses, lichens, and fungi. These are spore-producing plants, a major feature distinguishing them from the seed-producing flowering plants.
What are non-flowering plants answers? ›
Algae, Fungi, Mosses, and ferns, etc are all non-flowering plants.
- Algae, Fungi, Mosses, and ferns, etc are all non-flowering plants.
- Plants that do not produce flowers and seeds are called non-flowering plants.
- Non-flowering plants are called as Cryptogamous plants.
Lesson Summary
Flowering plants grow flowers and use seeds to reproduce, or make more plants like them. Nonflowering plants do not grow flowers, and use either seeds or spores, which are very tiny parts of a plant that can be used to reproduce, to grow more plants just like them.
What are the characteristics of non-flowering plants for kids? ›
Non-Flowering Plants
- Non-Flowering Plant. The plants which do not produce flowers are known as non-flowering plants. ...
- Seeds are not produced by them and they use spores. ...
- These are soft and spongy. ...
- Another type of Non-flowering plant is Known as Ferns. ...
- This type reproduces using cones and is also known as Conifers.
- Plants that do not produce flowers are known as non-flowering plants.
- Bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms are examples.
- Seeds are produced by Gymnosperms, however, they are not encased within the ovary.
The Aloe vera plant has an inflorescence in the form of a simple or compound cluster, capable of containing 100–200 hermaphroditic flowers, which are arranged helically on an erect leaking of approximately 90–100 cm in length that sprouts through the center of the plant.
What are other names for flowering plants and nonflowering plants? ›
Phanerogams or spermatophytes are seed-bearing plants. It includes both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (non-flowering plants).
What are non-flowering plants Grade 6? ›
Non-flowering plants mostly fall into one of these groups: ferns, liverworts, mosses, hornworts, whisk ferns, club mosses, horsetails, conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.
How do non-flowering plants reproduce explain your answer? ›
How do plants without flowers reproduce sexually? Non-flowering plants can reproduce by spores or seeds. Plants like mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, known as 'Bryophytes', reproduce by spores. Bryophytes are nonvascular plants, which means they also lack roots, stems, and leaves.
What are the three differences between flowering and non-flowering plants? ›
Flowering plants have phloem with sieve tubes and companion cells; non-flowering plants do not. Flowering plants are the only plants in which the ovule grows within the ovary; non-flowering plants do not have this characteristic. Flowering plants do not require either external water or internal fluids to be fertilized.
Answer: Non-flowering plants, like mosses, ferns, and algae, are vital for ecosystems. They stabilize soil, contribute to biodiversity, produce oxygen, indicate environmental health, play a role in nutrient cycling, adapt to harsh conditions, and offer practical uses in horticulture and medicine.
Is bamboo a non-flowering plant? ›
Bamboo is a perennial flowering plant with a distinctive life cycle: many bamboo species remain in the vegetative phase for decades, followed by mass synchronous flowering and subsequent death. The phenomenon of bamboo flowering is not fully understood, but its periodicity is a major research focus.
Is cactus a non-flowering plant? ›
Cacti are flowering plants that produce seeds. They are able to bloom every year, but they will produce an abundance of flowers in response to heavy rains. Flowers differ in appearance and scent to attract specific pollinators, such as insects and bats. Cacti are slow growers and can live for many years.
Is cabbage a non-flowering plant? ›
Description. The cabbage inflorescence, which appears in the plant's second year of growth, features white or yellow flowers, each with four perpendicularly arranged petals.
How many species of non flowering plants are there? ›
It is estimated that there are more than 30,000 non-flowering plants on earth. Non-flowering plants represent a great diversity of plant life, from conifers and ginkgo to ferns, mosses and lichens.
