Lesson Period 2
Plant Unit
Fungi Notes​
Fungi- living things that absorb food from living or dead matter around them.
Spore- a microscopic package of cells produced by a fungus or plant that can grow into a new individual
Yeast- a microscopic single cell fungi
1588- Giambattista della Porta observes first fungal spores
1836- English naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley first used the word "mycology" to mean the study of fungi
1928- Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Flowerless Plants notes
Chlorophyll- the green chemical that gives most plants their color; it traps the sun's energy so that the plant can use it to make food.
Frond- the leaf of a fern or palm
1855- Charles Kingsley coins the term "Pteridomania" or fern craze to describe the Victorian era of fern collecting
Lesson from LP 2 include fungi, simple plants, flowerless plants, flowerless plants, flowering plants, and seeds notes. Also has sketches from each lesson.
Simple Plants notes
Algae- simple plant-like organism that makes its food by photosynthesis
Hydrophyte- a plant that is specifically adapted to live in water
Photosynthesis- a process that uses light energy to make food from simple chemicals
2600 B.C.-2000B.C. Ancient Egyptians usd different colors of algae as eye makeup
1811-1866 William Harvey was the first to divide algae into four divisions based on their pigmentation
Flowering Plants notes
Angiosperm- a plant that reproduces by bearing flowers, fruit, and seeds
Pollination- the transfer of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part
77 A.D.- Roman naturalist, Pliny the Elder, completes Historia Naturalis which is the first encyclopedia of nature
1872- Yellowstone Natural Park is created in the United States for the preservation of a natural enviroment
Seeds and Fruits notes
Cotyledon- a smalll leaf inside a seed
Dicot- a flowering plant that has two cotyledons
Monocot- a flowering plant that has one cotyledon
Germination- the process in which a seed begins to grow when conditions are right
1865- Austrian monk Gregor Mendel demonstrates the principles of heredity using pea plants.