Kingdom Plantae
- KINGDOM PLANTAE
- Plants are multi-cellular organisms, with cell wall made of cellulose.
- They include small organisms such as mosses, ferns, and flowering plants.
- Some parts of plants are green because of chlorophyll.
- Chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight for plants to make glucose, using CO2 and H2O from the environment – This process is called photosynthesis.
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- Phylum Anthopyhta – The Flowering Plants
- They have roots, stems, and leaves.
- They have xylem, and phloem.
- They reproduce by producing seeds.
- Their seeds are produced inside their ovary, inside their flower.
- Asexual reproduction is possible.
- They are divided into two groups, depending on the number of seed leaves they have:
- Monocotyledonous (Monocots)
Examples of a Monocot Leaves (Photo Credit: Quora.com)
- Dicotyledonous (Dicots)
An Example of a Dicot Leaf (Photo Credit: Flickr.com)
- Monocotyledonous (Monocots)
- Differences between monocot and dicot leaves:
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