Post #3: Plants, Plants, and more PLANTS!

Our 4th quarter CEO, or Creative Expansive Output, was about plants. We had to research on the Divisions we were assigned. Well, no, technically we were the ones to choose since we picked from pieces of paper... We were also given the choice to work in either pairs, groups, or individually.

Hello! Inna here! Just like our CEO last quarter, we had to report. But this time, we reported on plants. I, Inna the awesome Marquez, was the 6th to report. Therefore, I was to report on the Division Ginkgophyta which has only one species.

Hola, awesome reader of ours! It is I, Raine. As Inna mentioned above, for our Fourth Quarter CEO, we had to report. again. But this time, we reported on plants.  I was the one who reported after Inna so I was the seventh to report. I reported on the oh-so-awesome-like-this-blog Division Coniferophyta, or conifers. I worked with Berry Berry Gleek of blogitty blog-blog.

Hello there friends! My name is Camille! I reported on the Division Cycadophyta, or cycads, with my other friend, Hotaru, from the Science Gurus! I was the eighth to report, just after Raine!

Hi! This is Babyface, or commonly known as Jigger. I like guns and weapons and nerf guns! I also like--Oh right, back to the topic. I reported on The Division Gnetophyta, or Gnetophytes, which I had a hard time saying! I reported individually, and I was the ninth to report.

My name is Enzo. I was the second to the last to report with my groupmates, Spazmboi from Blogitty Blog-Blog and Ryuu from the Science Gurus. My topic was on the Class Monocotyledones, or Monocots.

Was it easier for us to prepare for this CEO than the last one?
 

Inna- Well, at first I thought it would be easier, since I had just learned that the Division I was reporting on only had one species. But no. It wasn't actually that easy. I worked individually; therefore, it was a little more challenging even if last quarter we all worked individually. And when I researched about it, it only had limited data in the internet. But, I searched some more... and more... and EUREKA! I found the right source!

Raine- For me it felt the same. Though I worked in a group, my groupmate and I kept to ourselves a lot so it was actually as if we were working individually the whole time. 

Camille- I don't think it made much difference too. But my groupmate and I both worked efficiently and we were able to present quite well, so we're really happy. t was much more fun working in a pair too. 

Jigger- I think it was a bit easier to prepare for this one because we already did it before. 

Enzo- It was easier to prepare for this CEO because we worked in groups.

 

 The advantages and disadvantages of working individually or in a group:

Being alone - Being alone could mean more work to do, and having no help from others. But on the plus side, if you didn't do quite well, there's no one else to blame.

Being  in a group - If you work in a group, you and your groupmate/s could help each other;you'd be doing less work than if you were by yourself; and sometimes, you could finish faster. The disadvantage, though, is even if your groupmate/s didn't do anything and you did all the work, in the end, you'd all still have the same score which isn't really fair.



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Did we encounter any problems during this project?

Inna- Like our blog about the animals, I had the same problem: Limited data in the internet. But I was able to resolve this problem. I searched, and searched and searched until I found several sources which approved the right data.
Raine- I also took a long time researching for this CEO. Almost all the websites I found contained different data from each other. But I continued searching and HUZZAH! I found the website which they all agreed with. :)
Camille- Not really, no. I didn't really have problems.
Jigger- I don't think I encountered any problems because I also learned alot about plants.
Enzo- The only problem I encountered was that we were given very limited time for this CEO.

We learned that...

• We must protect and conserve our natural resources. 
• We need to always do our best and work hard.
• We can't use just one source when researching.
• I learned that we need to use all our resources with caution. 
• We need to pray to The Lord for help.

Here are some facts about our topic:

Ginkgophyta-  Gingkophyta is represented by one living species, Ginkgo biloba. This species is restricted to China where it may be extinct in the wild. The group was well represented during the Mesozoic with worldwide distribution.Today, Ginkgo biloba is widely planted as an ornamental. 

  

             

Ginkgo biloba

Gnetophyta- Gnetophytes include three extant families and four genera. This lineage dates back only to the early Cretaceous in the fossil record and is widely considered to be the closest extant relative of the flowering plants.

  

Welwitschiales

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 Cycadophyta-  Cycads are a division or seed plants made up of only three living families. They are now of greater interest for their uniqueness than  for their ecological or economic importance. Members are scattered around the globe but are restricted to tropical or subtropical climates.



  
Cycas revoluta

  

Coniferophyta (also known as Division Pinophyta)- Conifers are cone-bearing seed plants with a vascular tissue. All  conifers today are woody plants , the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs. Conifers are gymnosperms. 

Pinus resinosa


Monocotyledones- Monocotyledons are one of the most distinctive major lineages of angiosperms and traditionally have been paired with the Dicotyledons as the two main groups of flowering plants. Among the monocots are some of the largest families of angiosperms as well as some of the most economically important species of plants. Numerous vegetation types are dominated by monocots including grasslands, palm savannas, sedge meadows, and cattail marshes.

 
Wheat   

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