Overview

Grade 2 Science

Biodiversity

5. Plant Diversity

5.1 Plant Groups, Major plant classifications

Discover the Amazing World of Plant Groups and Classifications

You will explore how scientists sort plants into groups like flowering plants, ferns, mosses, and conifers based on their special features.

What You'll Learn

You will learn how scientists sort plants into four major groups.

You will discover flowering plants make seeds inside a protective fruit.

You will explore how ferns and mosses use spores, not seeds.

You will find out conifers use cones to hold and protect seeds.

What You'll Practice

You will identify and sort plants into flowering and non-flowering groups.

You will match plant groups like trees, shrubs, and herbs correctly.

You will answer questions about spores, seeds, cones, and plant needs.

Why This Matters

Understanding plant groups helps you recognize and appreciate the living world around you, from the flowers in a garden to the pine trees in a forest.

This Unit Includes

Practice exercises

Learning resources

Skills

Plant Groups

Flowering Plants

Conifers

Spores & Seeds

Plant Classification

AB Curriculum Aligned