The Plant Kingdom

Question 1

List the four Phylums

Answer 1

1. Phylum Bryophyta
2. Phylum Pteridophyta
3. Phylum Gymnospermae
4. Phylum Magnoliophyta

Question 2

Provide knowledge on Phylum Byrophyta

Answer 2

Body is called a thallus
Having no roots, leaves nor stems
Has no vascular system and obtains water through osmosis
Has rhizoids to anchor the plant and absorb moisture
Have no waxy cuticle and therefore require shaded area to grow as to not dry up
Reproduce using spores
Grow close to each other to retain moisture

Question 3

Provide 3 examples of Phylum Bryophyta

Answer 3

Moss, Hornwort, Liverwort

Question 4

Provide knowledge on the Phylum Pteridophyta

Answer 4

Environment;
Damp/moist env. for reproduction although their waxy cuticle allows for colonisation of drier areas
Structure;
Fronds made up of pinnae (smaller leaves)
Rhizomes (underground stems)
Reproduction;
Sori are found on the underside of fronds and produce spores
Contain a vascular system (fronds grow larger)
Contain waxy cuticle (loose little water)

Question 5

Give an example of Phylum Pteridophyta

Answer 5

Maidenhair Fern

Question 6

Provide knowledge on Phylum Gymnospermae

Answer 6

Environment; Cold and dry areas 
Structure; 
Trees/shrubs 
needle-like leaves (waxy cuticle+low S.A=low waterlos)
cones producing seeds
Reproduction;
Male cones release pollen which lands on a female cone causing fertilisation and a production of seeds 
Evergreen

Question 7

Example of Phylum Gymnospermae

Answer 7

Aleppo pine

Question 8

Provide knowledge on Phylum Magnoliophyta

Answer 8

Flowering plants 
Monocot 
Dicot 
Use insect and wind pollination 
Reproduce by seeds

Question 9

Describe features of monocotyledons

Answer 9

Multiples of 3 floral parts 
Parallel array of leaf veins
1 pore per pollen grain 
Distributed vascular bundles 
Fibrous root system

Question 10

Describe features of dicotyledons

Answer 10

Multiples of  4 or 5 floral parts
Netlike array of leaves 
3 pores per pollen grain
Vascular bundles arranged in a ring form 
Tap root system