Hey everyone! We told you we'd be back! Let's see... what we've done so far is to make a post about us and another one about animals. How about we make a post regarding plants? Besides, this is a walk through biodiversity. Let's take a stroll down plant lane.
Speaking about plants, we remembered that not so long ago, we had to make a ceo about different kinds of plants.
Our fourth quarter ceo was practically the same as the one in our third quarter (refer to the 2nd post), except of course, this ceo was all about plants. We still had to research on the characteristics, etymology, structure, etc. of the plant. We were also given a choice to work either individually, in a pair, or in a group of three. That was unlike the third quarter where everyone had to work individually.
Anyway, Reisa, who was working individually, had the topic Division Marchantiophyta. Khaim was also working individually and he got the topic Division Gnetophyta. Margot and Gobs, who were in a group with Donny, had to research on a class of Angiospermophyta: the dicots.
Division Marchantiophyta was the most basic topic among all of the other reports.
This division is commonly know as liverworts, and used to be among other bryophytes like mosses and hornworts. Liverworts are non-vascular plants that reproduce by using spores and can be divided into two kinds: leafy liverworts and thallose liverworts. They are called liverworts because some species look like tiny livers and it was believed to cure liver diseases in the 16th Century.
For Reisa, it was easier to prepare for this ceo, because she had already experienced basically the same ceo in the third quarter. She had learned from her mistakes and had been more careful in the format of the report. And Reisa already had a clue of what was going to happen, so it was much easier than the first time.
The advantages of working alone for Reisa was that she had no problem of waiting for work from another groupmate or partner. Another advantage was: the topic was shorter, since it was individual, less work needs to be done, unlike the groups that had a long and big topic.
Unfortunately, there are disadvantages too, for working alone. Reisa had to do all the work and could not split it with anyone else. And it was also hard because she was under time pressure, being the first reporter.
Reisa did not encounter too many problems while preparing for this ceo, except for one. She was nervous because she was the first reporter. So she resolved this by practicing a lot at home, and revising the report to make it better. Division Marchantiophyta was easy to research on so Reisa did not have any problems with finding information.
The most important thing that she learned about this ceo is to do your best and exert all your effort in reporting because you'll only have one shot at this.
Khaim encountered many problems in finding information regarding Plant Division Gnetophyta but through hard work and seemingly endless hours on the computer Khaim managed to find all the information and learning from his previous mistakes he got a higher score than the last project. But unfortunately he forgot to find the significance of his project and yet again lost the joy of getting a perfect score.
Anyway, Reisa, who was working individually, had the topic Division Marchantiophyta. Khaim was also working individually and he got the topic Division Gnetophyta. Margot and Gobs, who were in a group with Donny, had to research on a class of Angiospermophyta: the dicots.
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| A Lunularia cruciata, the most popular thallose liverwort |
This division is commonly know as liverworts, and used to be among other bryophytes like mosses and hornworts. Liverworts are non-vascular plants that reproduce by using spores and can be divided into two kinds: leafy liverworts and thallose liverworts. They are called liverworts because some species look like tiny livers and it was believed to cure liver diseases in the 16th Century.
For Reisa, it was easier to prepare for this ceo, because she had already experienced basically the same ceo in the third quarter. She had learned from her mistakes and had been more careful in the format of the report. And Reisa already had a clue of what was going to happen, so it was much easier than the first time.
The advantages of working alone for Reisa was that she had no problem of waiting for work from another groupmate or partner. Another advantage was: the topic was shorter, since it was individual, less work needs to be done, unlike the groups that had a long and big topic.
Unfortunately, there are disadvantages too, for working alone. Reisa had to do all the work and could not split it with anyone else. And it was also hard because she was under time pressure, being the first reporter.
Reisa did not encounter too many problems while preparing for this ceo, except for one. She was nervous because she was the first reporter. So she resolved this by practicing a lot at home, and revising the report to make it better. Division Marchantiophyta was easy to research on so Reisa did not have any problems with finding information.
The most important thing that she learned about this ceo is to do your best and exert all your effort in reporting because you'll only have one shot at this.
Division Gnetophyta contains gymnosperms (naked seed plants). The word Gnetophyta comes from the Moluccan Malay word Gamemu that describes a small tree. They differ from other gymnosperms because they have vessel elements as in the flowering plants. They are vascular plants that reproduce by using cones. They have three subgroups/classes which are: Gnetales, Welwitschiales, and Ephedrales. They mostly live in the tropics and desert areas. An example is the Gnetum gnemon. They are used as food and medicinal herbs.
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| Gnetum gnemon, which belongs to Gnetophyta |
The advantages of working alone for Khaim is that he had no problem of waiting for work from another group mate or partner. Unfortunately, there are disadvantages for working alone. Khaim had to do all the work and could not split the work with anyone else. And since the topic he was assigned to is not a very popular topic, he had difficulty in finding the information regarding his topic.
And the most important lesson for Khaim is to put all the information needed and to not forget to put the significance of his topic.
And, finally, for Margot and Gobs' group, the Dicotyledones.
They are called dicots because they have two cotyledons or embryonic leaves. They, unlike gymnosperms, are angiosperms (flowering plants). Dicots belong to a Division called Angiospermophyta. They reproduce with seeds and they are also vascular.
The both of them found it easier to work on this ceo instead of the last one because they were in a group, and more work could be done in less time. The advantage of being in a group for Margot and Gobs was that they got to divide the stuff that were supposed to be researched on. As said before, they accomplished a lot of work in less time, because three people were working on it. They also got different and more ideas and suggestions for the ceo. The disadvantages of being in a group, however, was that there were more people to depend on. Sometimes, some groupmates won't do their work and leave the rest to the others. And that would lead to blaming and accusing each other.
Another disadvantage is that their group had to do more work since they are three, much work can be accomplished. But, still, their group had to do more work compared to the other individual or pair reporters.
The group of Margot and Gobs did encounter some problems, though. There were some parts where they had to cram and it was not a good idea because they always had to sleep late and wake up early to finish the ceo. In other words, they also had a problem with time. And since their topic was Class Dicotyledones, it had hundreds and hundreds of families so they only had to search on about 20 of them. They solved that problem by dividing the work equally and be faster with the work to avoid cramming. The most important thing they learned from the ceo: was to prepare earlier so that they wouldn't have to cram.
Alright, that's all for today! Hope you enjoyed! Maybe next time, we'll have an adventure of not only animals, and not only plants, but the both of them combined in an awesome fieldtrip! Possibilities...... Oh well. Stay tuned! Remember to feed the fish!
And P.S. If you're wondering where we got our cool plant pics, just click on them, we've already linked it for you!
And, finally, for Margot and Gobs' group, the Dicotyledones.
They are called dicots because they have two cotyledons or embryonic leaves. They, unlike gymnosperms, are angiosperms (flowering plants). Dicots belong to a Division called Angiospermophyta. They reproduce with seeds and they are also vascular.
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| Rhododendron maximum, or Great Laurel |
Another disadvantage is that their group had to do more work since they are three, much work can be accomplished. But, still, their group had to do more work compared to the other individual or pair reporters.
The group of Margot and Gobs did encounter some problems, though. There were some parts where they had to cram and it was not a good idea because they always had to sleep late and wake up early to finish the ceo. In other words, they also had a problem with time. And since their topic was Class Dicotyledones, it had hundreds and hundreds of families so they only had to search on about 20 of them. They solved that problem by dividing the work equally and be faster with the work to avoid cramming. The most important thing they learned from the ceo: was to prepare earlier so that they wouldn't have to cram.
Alright, that's all for today! Hope you enjoyed! Maybe next time, we'll have an adventure of not only animals, and not only plants, but the both of them combined in an awesome fieldtrip! Possibilities...... Oh well. Stay tuned! Remember to feed the fish!
And P.S. If you're wondering where we got our cool plant pics, just click on them, we've already linked it for you!
