Virginia Science Standards of Learning addressed in this activity:

4.4 The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes. Key concepts include the processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed and dormancy.

4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment. Key concepts include behavioral and structural adaptations.

Life Science 5
The student will investigate and understand how organisms can be classified. Key concepts include distinguishing characteristics of major plant phyla and the characteristics of the species.

Life Science 10
The student will investigate and understand how organisms adapt to biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Key concepts include adaptations that enable organisms to survive within a specific ecosystem.