Plant Classification

Question 1

Kingdom Plantae

This includes all plants that are …, … and … organisms
They are primary …; the plant cell contains a ….
Plants have …. and …. pigment, which is required for …..

Answer 1

Kingdom Plantae

This includes all plants that are Eukaryotic, Multicellular and Autotrophic organisms
They are primary producers; the plant cell contains a rigid cell wall.
Plants have chloroplast and chlorophyll pigment, which is required for Photosynthesis

Question 2

The Plant Kingdom had been classified into … subgroups according to the 3 criteria
These subgroups are:

Answer 2

The Plant Kingdom had been classified into 5 subgroups according to the 3 criteria
These subgroups are:
Thallophyta
Bryophyta
Pteridophyta
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms

Question 3

The … criteria the further classification of the plant kingdom is based on are;

Answer 3

The 3 criteria the further classification of the plant kingdom is based on are;
1. Plant body(Presence or absence of a well differentiated plant body)
2. Vascular System (Presence or absence of a vascular system for transportation of water and other substances)
3. Seed formation (Presence or Absence of flowers and seeds and if the seeds are naked or enclosed in a fruit)

Question 4

Characteristics Of Members Of Kingdom Plantae

In terms of motility
In terms of nutrition
In terms of reproduction

Answer 4

They are non-motile
They make their own food and are hence, called Autotrophs
They reproduce Asexually by Vegetative Propagation or Sexually by Spores or by Pollen Grains

Question 5

Characteristics Of Members Of Kingdom Plantae

In terms of cellular structure, cell wall and vacuole
In terms of pigments
In terms of organelles

Answer 5

They are multicellular eukaryotes. The plant cell contains the outer cell wall and a large central vacuole
They contain photosynthetic pigment called Chlorophyll present in the plastids
They have different organelles for anchorage, reproduction, support and photosynthesis

Question 6

Plants must be classified into … groups in order for there to be a .., .. way of … the
.. of … that … the planet.

The scientific classification of … is under …

Answer 6

Plants must be classified into identifiable groups in order for there to be a clear, organized way of identifying the diverse array of plants that inhabit the planet.

The scientific classification of modern land plants is under constant revision

Question 7

Plants have … that are essential in … but they look …; and these …. are used to group plants into … which provides a way of … and … plants.

These differences include:

They can also be classified as …, …., …. and …

Answer 7

Plants have similar parts that are essential in maintaining their survival but they look different; and these differences in characteristics are used to group plants into species which provides a way of classifying and organizing plants.

These differences include:
1. Vascular Plants & Non-Vascular plants
2. Seed bearing & Spore bearing
3. Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

They can also be classified as grasses, herbaceous plants, woody shrubs and trees

Question 8

Grasses

Any of a … family (…. or ….) of … plants having … leaves, … stems and …, usually … flowers.
Grasses include many … of plants grown for …, … and ….
They reproduce by sending out … called … that usually grow …

Answer 8

Grasses

Any of a large family (Gramineae or Poaceae) of monocotyledonous plants having narrow leaves, hollow stems and clusters of very small, usually wind-pollinated flowers.
Grasses include many varieties of plants grown for food, fodder and ground cover.
They reproduce by sending out underground stems called Rhizomes that usually grow horizontally

Question 9

Herbaceous Plants

Any vascular plant that does not have ….
They are plants with …. and … that … at the end of the ….
Herbaceous angiosperms (…) include nearly …. and a ..
Non flowering …. plants are … to the … and …; all gymnosperms are …

Answer 9

Herbaceous Plants

Any vascular plant that does not have true woody tissues .
They are plants with leaves and stems that die at the end of the growing season.
Herbaceous angiosperms (flowering plants) include nearly all annual and biennial plants and a large number of perennial plants.
Non flowering herbaceous plants are limited to the ferns and lycophytes; all gymnosperms are woody plants.

Question 10

Woody Shrubs
These are plants that have … that … above the ground in …
The best known examples are … and … (…).
These are commonly broken down further into the … and … categories
A deciduous tree … its …, … leaves at the end of the ….

Answer 10

Woody Shrubs
These are plants that have hard stems and buds that survive above the ground in winter.
The best known examples are Trees and Shrubs (Bushes).
These are commonly broken down further into the deciduous and evergreen categories
A deciduous tree sheds its broad, flat leaves at the end of the growing season.

Question 11

Trees
These are … plants, typically having …. or … growing to a …. and …. at some …. from the ground

Answer 11

Trees
These are woody perennial plants, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground