Flower Parts

When a person thinks of plants, it is likely that a flower comes to mind. Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, comprise about 80% of all plant life on earth. Angiosperms have been successful in the plant kingdom in large part due to their ability to quickly adapt to environmental pressures and further their niches […]

An Introduction to Plants

The Webster’s Dictionary definition of a plant is deceptively simple for organisms that play such a fundamental role in ecosystems and have such complex interactions with each other, their environment, and other organisms: Plant n. 1, a living organism, lacking voluntary motion, usually rooted in and growing from the soil. Plants compete with each other […]

The MSP project is funded by an ESEA, Title II Part B Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant through the Montana Office of Public Instruction. MSP was developed by the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and faculty from Montana Tech of The University of Montana and Montana State University, with support from other Montana University System Faculty.