This document summarizes different types of plants and their habitats. It describes terrestrial plants that grow on land, including woody plants like trees and shrubs, and non-woody herbaceous plants. It also discusses aquatic plants that live in water, including submerged plants rooted under water, floating plants not attached to soil, and emergent plants rooted along shorelines with leaves above water. The document provides examples of common plant species for each category and notes distinguishing characteristics like hard woody stems, soft stems, broad leaves, and structures for gas exchange.

1. Plants and their
Habitats

2. Terrestrial Plants
- Plants that grow on, in or from land.
- can be a woody plant or a non-woody
plant

4. • The leaves of a terrestrial plant have tiny
openings underneath them called
stomata, which allow air to pass through.
• The roots supply the plants with water
and nutrients from the soil or from the air.
• Stems hold terrestrial plants upright so
that they can absorb plenty of sunlight.

5. Woody Plants
- They have hard and usually brown stems.
- They can be small plants
- They can be big plants
- They are used for making fences or
furniture, or for building houses.
- They provide good shade from the sun
during the hot, summer months.

7. Specialized structures:
• The inner part of their stems and branches is
wet.
• The outer part is hard and woody.
These characteristics prevent the plants from
drying out when exposed to air.
Woody plants can be classified as trees, vines,
and shrubs.

8. Trees – are woody plants that grow big.
Their stems, called trunks, are very hard and
usually wide.
Examples: Acacia tree, Narra tree,
Malunggay tree, kakawate tree, etc.

10. Shrubs – are small, woody plants. Their
stems are upright and they do not grow very
tall.
Examples: sampaguita, orange, kalamansi,
etc.

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12. Vines – are plants climb or crawl on trellises.
- some vines have twiners, that twist
around other plants or anything that they
touch
- some vines have tendrils, which
are organs that grow out of their stem and
curl around a nearby object.
Examples: squash, grapes, morning glory,
bitter gourd, etc.

15. Non-woody Plants
- They have soft, smooth, and usually green
stems.
- These plants are called herbaceous
plants.
Example: kangkong, pechay, kamote,
kinchay, and saluyot
- Cactus and aloe vera, have waxy
structures.
- Banana plant, though big inn size, is also
classified as nonwoody.

18. Aquatic Plants
- are also called hydrophytes
Three types of Aquatic Plants:
1. Submerged
2. Floating Water Plants
3. Emergent Plants

19. Submerged Aquatic Plants
- These are rooted plants that live
underwater.
- They have soft stems
- They receive little amount of sunlight as
water becomes deeper
Example: Hydrilla

21. Floating Water Plants
- Their body keeps most above the water.
- Their roots are not attached to the soil
- Their leaves are broad and firm or leathery
but flexible
- The upper part has many stomata for gas
exchange.
Example: Water hyacinth

23. Emergent Plants
- They are rooted on watered-down soil
- Their leaves and body have are above
water
- Their stem are stiff or firm
- They are often found along shorelines
Example: Wild rice, taro or gabi plants