Classifications 3

Question 1

What are the characteristics of the Kingdom Plantae?

Answer 1

• multicellular or unicellular
• autotrophic (make their own food)
• have cell walls
• use chlorophyll to absorb sunlight for photosynthesis

Question 2

What are the 4 Phlya of the Kingdom Plantae?

Answer 2

Beck - Byrophyta
Found - Filicinophyta
Carl’s - Coniferophyta
Acorn - Angiospermophyta

Question 3

The Phylum Bryophyta and its characteristics

Answer 3

• includes moss and liverworts
• they live on land but in wet areas because the male gametes have to swim to fertilize the female gametes

Characteristics:
- single celled rootlets
- simple stems and leaves
- no xylem or phloem
- reproduce by means of spores

Question 4

The Phylum Filicinophyta and its characteristics

Answer 4

• includes ferns
• similar to byrophytes as they need water for fertilization
• they have a xylem and a phloem which allows them to live in slightly drier conditions than byrophytes

Characteristics:
- have a xylem and phloem
- have roots, stems and leaves
- reproduce by means of spores which grow on the underside of the leaves

Question 5

What are Seed Plants and the two types?

Answer 5

• seed plants reproduce by seeds
• the male gametes are taken to the female gametes through pollination by means of wind, birds or insects
• because the male gametes do not need to swim for fertilization, seed plants live in dry places

Two types of Seed Plants are:
1) the Phylum Coniferophyta
2) the Phylum Angiospermophyta

Question 6

The Phylum Coniferophyta and its Characteristics

Answer 6

• conifers are a source of timber and paper pulp
• the seeds grow inside the cones
• they do no have any real flowers

Characteristics:
- have a xylem and phloem
- reproduce by seeds, seeds grow inside the cones
- have leaves, stems and roots

Question 7

The Phylum Angiospermophyta and its characteristics

Answer 7

• these are flowering plants with actual flowers
• ovaries are inside the plant which develop into fruits after fertilization
• seeds also grow and develop inside the fruit

Characteristics:
- have a xylem and phloem
- have roots, stems and leaves
- reproduce by seeds, seeds are inside the ovaries inside the plant

Question 8

What are the two types of Angiosperms?

Answer 8

Monocotyledons
- have narrow leaves with a parallel venation
- seeds have an embryo with one cotyledon
eg: sugarcane and grass

Dicotyledons
- have broad leaves with a reticulate venation
- seeds have an embryo with two cotyledons
eg: hibiscus