NAME
DATE
CLASS
Chapter 8
Use with Section 3
REINFORCEMENT
Seed Plants
Contrast the two major groups of seed plants by completing the table. Use information from your textbook.
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Division(s)
Characteristics
Examples
Study the diagram of plants. On the line under each diagram write whether the plant is a monocot or a dicot.
monocot
dicot
dicot
monocot
dicot
Use your textbook to answer the following questions.
1. What is a seed plant? _________________________________________________________________
2. When in the fossil record do gymnosperms and angiosperms first appear? __________________
3. What are some economic uses of gymnosperms?_________________________________________
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