science plant classification Flashcards
plants are divided into two groups, which is
flowering and non-flowering
flowering plants are divided into two groups, which is
monocots and dicots
non-flowering plants are divided into two, which is
spore-bearing and naked seeds/gymnosperms
spore-bearing plants example (2)
ferns (roots), mosses (no roots), etc
mention all mosses characteristics
no vascular tissue, has rhizoid for anchorage, no roots, stems, & leaves, reproduce using spores, grow in shady and damp terrestrial land
mention all ferns characteristics
have roots, feathery leaves, & underground stems, have vascular tissue, reproduce using spores, grow in damp & shady places
mention all gymnosperms characteristics
tall evergreen trees, have roots, woody stems, and needle-shaped leaves, have vascular tissue, reproduce using cones, naked seeds in female cones, grow in dry places
mention all angyosperms characteristics
have roots, stems, and leaves, have vascular tissue, have flowers & fruits (contain seeds) to reproduce
mention all monocots characteristics
one cotyledon, veins usually parallel, vascular bundles usually complexly arranged, has fibrous root, flower petal in multiples of 3, no branch
mention all dicots characteristics
two cotyledons, veins usually netlike, vascular bundles usually arranged in rings, has taproot, flower petals in multiples of 4 or 5, has branch