Goals

• Understanding the significance of plants in forest ecosystems.
• Knowing the structures of plants and plant cells.
• Understanding how different plants have adapted into different light conditions.

Summary

• Green plants are the producers of the ecosystem. The bind solar light energy into chemical compounds.
• Animals are consumers.
• Organisms form food chains that consist of producers, herbivores, predators, and decomposers.
• In photosynthesis, plants produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water with the help of energy from sunlight. Oxygen is released into the atmosphere as a byproduct.
• Forest plants form different layers.
• Plants have adapted into different light conditions.
• Plant cells form different tissues.
• Seed plants reproduce via flowers and seeds.