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Module 2: Opening Your Eyes to the Diversity of Plants

Author(s): Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick1, Kelly Moore1, Brittany McGuire2, Rachel May1

1. Tennessee Tech University 2. Tennessee Technological University

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This activity picks up from Module 1 where students chose the plant they wanted to represent their botanical history. In that module, they each identified their plant’s family and were given its scientific name. Module 2 provides students with an…

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This activity picks up from Module 1 where students chose the plant they wanted to represent their botanical history. In that module, they each identified their plant’s family and were given its scientific name. Module 2 provides students with an overview of the four major groups of land plants (bryophytes, ferns and allies, gymnosperms, and angiosperms), as well as familiarizing students with organisms that are often mistaken for plants (e.g., fungi, lichens, algae). Students will also be introduced to the Linnaean hierarchy as applied to major plant groups. Once students become familiar with plant characteristics and distinguishing features for major groups, they will be able to identify the group their own plant belongs to.

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Version 1.0 - published on 02 Apr 2024 doi:10.25334/7F1W-3047 - cite this

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Through interactive activities, students will explore the diversity of plants by learning about the characteristics that define the four major groups of plants from each other and from non-plants. Students will apply Linnaean hierarchical classification to groups they learn about and to their chosen plant by gathering evidence and constructing arguments to support their classification of their chosen plant. They will review common plant structures and their functions, including organs and modes of reproduction.

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