THE PLANT KINGDOMTEMA 4

FLOWERING PLANTS Flowering plants are the biggest group

of plants on earth most flowering plants reproduction they grow flowers wich are their reproductive organs these plants through seed and two ways

angiospermsIn angiosperm pollinated flower produce fruits whit seed inside angiosperm incluide not rose but trees a cherry or fig trees and grasses rice we also angiosperm

gymnospermGymnosperm have small flowers the fruit and seed in cones many gymnosperm such as pine trees have long leaves called needles

NON FLOWERING PLANTS

Non flowering plants do not produce seeds they reproduce asexualy using spores there are two main groups non flowering plants ferns and mosses

ferns They have roots

strong stem wich grow under ground they have leaves fronds they produce spores inside sori on the underside of the fronds ferns are one oldest plants on earth they evolved more than 300 milion year ago

Mosses They have simple

leaves their roots rhizoids they produce spores capsules sori on the underside of a frond moss capsules

Parts of plants

Leaves They contain

chlorophyll most leaves have two parts the petiole and blade veins in the blade support the leaf and carry water and minerals on the underside of the blade

roots They hold the plant

in the ground they absorb water and minerals from the ground through the roots hair

stem It holds up the other

parts of the plants it also transports water and minerals to the leaves for photosynthesis