Please read Chapter 12 of What is Life? A Guide to Biology before beginning this lab.

The purpose of this lab exercise is to demonstrate that plants are in our environment and there is diversity among these plants.

There are several different groups of plants and four different groups are studied in Chapter 12.  For this lab exercise, go out into your neighborhood, community and/or campus and make an inventory of different plants you encounter. 

1. Your list should include at least 30 different plants.

2.  Take pictures of the plants.

3. Provide the name of the plant, if known, or a brief description (For example: size of the plant, is it a tree?, shape of leaf, describe a flower if present, describe a fruit if present,Etc). Also include the location of the plant. Please do not pick leaves or damage the plants.  This lab exercise requires pictures not live plant material.

4. Provide the name of the group for which it belongs: Nonvascular Plant, Vascular Seedlessplant, Gymnosperm, Angiosperm.

5. Make a Powerpoint or Word document with pictures, name, group name, description and location.   An example: with picture, oak tree, flowering plant, backyard in Huntsville, Texas

Another example, for one I do not know the name of the plant: with picture, tree, heart-shaped leaf, red flowers, Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Texas.

How to submit this lab exercise: Submit this lab exercise as a Powerpoint or Word document.  This lab exercise is worth 10 points. Check the syllabus for the closing date.