Plant Life Processes
2. Investigate how a plant lives and reproduces; structures of plants, and its needs in a local environment
• general structure and functions of seed plants (e.g., describe the roots, stem, leaves and flower)
• variations in plant structure, and relate these to different ways that plants are adapted to their environment (e.g., distinguish between plants with shallow spreading roots and those with deep taproots; describe and interpret differences in flower form and in the timing of flower production)
• variations in needs of different plants and their tolerance for different growing conditions (e.g., tolerance for drought, soil salinization or short growing seasons)
• processes of diffusion, osmosis, conduction of fluids, transpiration, photosynthesis and gas exchange in plants
• life cycles of seed plants; methods used to ensure their germination, growth and reproduction (e.g., describe propagation of plants from seeds and vegetative techniques, such as cuttings; conduct a germination study; describe the use of beehives to support pollination)
• general structure and functions of seed plants (e.g., describe the roots, stem, leaves and flower)
• variations in plant structure, and relate these to different ways that plants are adapted to their environment (e.g., distinguish between plants with shallow spreading roots and those with deep taproots; describe and interpret differences in flower form and in the timing of flower production)
• variations in needs of different plants and their tolerance for different growing conditions (e.g., tolerance for drought, soil salinization or short growing seasons)
• processes of diffusion, osmosis, conduction of fluids, transpiration, photosynthesis and gas exchange in plants
• life cycles of seed plants; methods used to ensure their germination, growth and reproduction (e.g., describe propagation of plants from seeds and vegetative techniques, such as cuttings; conduct a germination study; describe the use of beehives to support pollination)