PLANT KINGDOM

EUKARYOTIC MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS.

PHOTOSYNTHETIC ALWAYS WITH ROOT, STEM AND

LEAVES.

THE ROOT

THE ROOT The root attaches the plant to the soil. (Plants

can´t move)

The root absorbs water and mineral nutrients from the soil.

THE STEM

The stem

The stem supports leaves, branches, flowers and fruits.

The leaf

The leaf

The leaf is where photosynthesis take place.

The flower

Only the plants with seeds have flowers.

The flower contains the reproductive organs.

(sexual reproduction)

The flower

The flowers of a typical plant have: -a calyx (set of green sepals) -a corolla (set of coloured petals) The stamen (male sex organ) Pistils (female sex organs

The flower

The flower (petals)

Five pinky-white petals

The flower (sepals)

Five green sepals. Many red petals

The flower (six stamens with pollen)

The flower (pistil)

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

PLANTS WITHOUT SEEDS

MOSSES (musgos)

FERNS (helechos)

PLANTS WITH SEEDS

GYMNOSPERMS

ANGIOSPERMS

MOSSES

Mosses

Mosses are plants without tissues or organs

Mosses

Mosses reproduce by spores which are formed in a capsule

FERNS

Plants with roots, stems and leaves The stem of a fern is called RHIZOME The leaf of a fern is called FROND

Ferns

The ferns reproduce by spores formed in a structure called the SORUS (sp. soro)

GYMNOSPERMS

They are always woody plants .Redwood tree:

Gymnosperms

Gymnosperms

Their flowers are called cones (male and female)

Gymnosperms

Their seeds are not protected inside a fruit

ANGIOSPERMS

Coloured flowers with calyx (set of sepals) and corolla.

Angiosperms

The seeds are protected inside the fruit

Angiosperms

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