Overall Expectations:

F1. evaluate the importance of sustainable use of plants to Canadian society and other cultures

F2. investigate the structures and functions of plant tissues, and factors affecting plant growth

F3. demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of vascular plants, including their structures, internal transport systems, and their role in maintaining biodiversity

 

Specific Expectations:

F2.1 use appropriate terminology related to plants, including, but not limited to: mesophyll, palisade, aerenchyma, epidermal tissue, stomata, root hair, pistil, stamen, venation, auxin, and gibberellin

F2.3 identify, and draw biological diagrams of, the specialized plant tissues in roots, stems, and leaves (e.g., xylem, phloem), using a microscope and models

F3.1 describe the structures of the various types of tissues in vascular plants, and explain the mechanisms of transport involved in the process by which materials are distributed throughout a plant (e.g., transpiration, translocation, osmosis)

F3.2 Compare and contrast monocot and dicot plants in terms of their structures (e.g., seeds, stem, flower, root) and their evolutionary processes (i.e., how one type evolved from the other)

f3.4 describe the various factors that affect plant growth (e.g., growth regulators, sunlight, water, nutrients, acidity, tropism)