kingdom plantae Flashcards
characteristics of kingdom plantae
eukaryotic, multi-cellular, autotrophic
the 4 groups of kingdom plantae
Non-Vascular plants
Seedless Vascular plants
Seed producing Vascular plants (conifers)
Seed producing Vascular plants (flowering plants)
Human benefits to kingdom plantae
medicines, clothing, wood and paper
- Non-vascular plants
- Simplest of land plants
- Reproduce using spores
- Lack vascular tissues for transporting water and nutrients
- Grow low to the ground in moist habitats
- Mosses
- Seedless vascular plants
- Has vascular tissue which allows them to grow taller
- Reproduce using spores
- Ferns
- Seed producing vascular plants (conifers)
Cone bearing plants:
Reproductive structure
Produce either pollen (male) or ovules (female)
Male and female cones
-Seeds are not protected or enclosed in an ovary
Most common types are
conifers such as pine and cedar
- Seed producing Vascular plants (flowering plants)
- Reproductive structure is the flower
- Seeds are protected and enclosed within the ovaries of the flower
- 90% of all plants are this type
- Self-pollinate or cross pollinate
Ex. Grasses, maples, fruit trees, flowers
examples of kingdom plantae
wheat, sugarcane….
importance to the ecosystem
provides habitat and food to other organisms
how they obtain food
photosynthesis, from sunlight
morhpology
includes all the plants. They are eukaryotic, multicellular and autotrophic organisms.
