This unit on Plant Diversity examines the variety of plants. Different phyla, classes, orders, and families of plants are examined.
Plant classification is very complex.
A detailed classification system does not need to be developed. Plants have adapted to survive under a wide variety of growing conditions. In this unit students should explore ways in which those adaptations can occur. The Optional Unit on Nutrition and Digestion ties in nicely when some emphasis is placed on food that comes from plants. The unit on Vertebrates and Invertebrates can be considered as being related.