Specialized Structures for Plant Reproduction Activity

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Real-life pictures and engaging text bring asexual and sexual plant reproduction to life! Students learn how specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction.

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In this activity, students will:

  1. Read an introductory text that covers asexual and sexual reproduction and types of plant reproduction.
  2. Read short text passages about 8 engaging examples of reproduction in plants. Each example has its own set of questions to answer, including some claims and evidence questions.

Topics Covered:

  • Asexual Reproduction
  • Sexual Reproduction
  • Rhizomes, Tubers, Plantlets, and Bulbs
  • Parts of a Flower
  • Pollination in Flowers
  • Spores of Ferns
  • Artificial Vegetative Propagation

Teacher Notes:

  • Please note: this specialized structures for plant reproduction activity lesson is not editable.
  • Answer key included!
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Related Standards:

  • NGSS MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
  • NGSS MS-LS1-4: Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standards: MS-LS1-4, MS-LS3-2