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    Kingdom Plantae includes multicellular, autotrophic organisms that produce food via photosynthesis. Plants have three main parts - roots that absorb water and minerals, leaves for photosynthesis, and stems that support leaves and transport substances. Plants are classified into four groups based on presence of vascular tissue and seeds: non-vascular plants like mosses, seedless vascular plants like ferns, and seed-producing vascular plants divided into gymnosperms and angiosperms.

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    Kingdom Plantae includes multicellular, autotrophic organisms that produce food via photosynthesis. Plants have three main parts - roots that absorb water and minerals, leaves for photosynthesis, and stems that support leaves and transport substances. Plants are classified into four groups based on presence of vascular tissue and seeds: non-vascular plants like mosses, seedless vascular plants like ferns, and seed-producing vascular plants divided into gymnosperms and angiosperms.

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    Kingdom Plantae includes multicellular, autotrophic organisms that produce food via photosynthesis. Plants have three main parts - roots that absorb water and minerals, leaves for photosynthesis, and stems that support leaves and transport substances. Plants are classified into four groups based on presence of vascular tissue and seeds: non-vascular plants like mosses, seedless vascular plants like ferns, and seed-producing vascular plants divided into gymnosperms and angiosperms.

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    Kingdom Plantae

    Basic Characteristics
     Organisms within Kingdom Plantae are
    multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic and
    they lack mobility.
     Plants produce food via photosynthesis
    and have cell walls composed of cellulose.
     The history of life on earth and the
    success of many organisms depends on
    the success of plants.
    Evolution of Plants
    Three Main Parts of Plants
     Roots penetrate the
    soil and anchor the
    plant to the ground.
     The roots absorb
    minerals and water
    from the soil to be
    used in
    photosynthesis.
    Three Main Parts of Plants
     Leaves provide a
    large surface area for
    the absorption of
    sunlight.
     Photosynthesis
    occurs inside the
    chloroplasts of the
    cells of the leaves
    Three Main Parts of Plants
     Stems are composed
    of rigid tissue that
    raise and support the
    leaves.
     Stems also transport
    substances from the
    roots to leaves and
    from the leaves to
    roots.
    Classification of Plants
     Plants are divided into the four main
    groups based on two major
    characteristics: presence or absence of
    vascular tissue and seeds.
     Vascular tissue transport substances such
    as water, minerals and sugars throughout
    the plant.
     Seeds are structures that contain an
    embryo, stored food and an outer coat.
    Divisions of Kingdom Plantae
    Non-Vascular Plants

     Non-vascular land plants do not contain any


    conducting tissues and are often referred to as
    bryophytes. These plants are small, grow close
    to the ground and include mosses and
    liverworts.
    Seedless Vascular Plants
     Seedless vascular
    plants contain
    vascular tissues but
    do not produce
    seeds.
     This group includes
    horsetails, ferns and
    club mosses.
    Vascular Spore-forming Plants
     They vascular tissue to trasport nutrients
    to all parts of the plant body

    Lycophyta-ground pine, club mosses


    Sphenophyta-horsetail
    Psilophyta-whisk ferns
    Pteridophyta-fern
     Explain
    why bryophytes are small
    compared to ferns
    Seed Producing Vascular Plants
     Seeded vascular plants also contain
    extensive vascular tissue and the majority
    of species in the plant kingdom are in this
    group. They have a seeds that contain an
    embryo, a nutrient supply and a protective
    outer coat.
     Seeded vascular plants are divided into
    angiosperms and gymnosperms.
    Gymnosperms
     Gymnosperms are
    non-flowering plants
    with seeds that do not
    develop within an
    enclosed structure
     Gingko  Pine tree
    Angiosperms
     Angiosperms are
    flowering plants with
    seeds that develop
    inside a protective
    structure.
    Sexual Reproduction
     Plants carry out sexual reproduction which
    means the meeting of male and female
    gametes.
     Mosses and ferns rely on rain and dew to
    transport the male gametes.
     Seed producing plants rely on wind and insects
    to carry the male gametes to the female parts of
    plants.
     After fertilization the zygote develops in the seed
    where it can remain dormant for long periods of
    time and survive drought, freezing and even fire.
    Plant Structures
     Plants contain structures other than the
    three main parts mentioned earlier and
    these structures have very specific
    functions.
     Plant structures include rhizoids, xylem,
    phloem, cuticle and stomata.
    Rhizoids
     Rhizoids are small
    hair-like structures
    that transport
    materials and
    anchor the plant.
    Xylem and Phloem
     Xylem are hollow tubes
    made of dead cells that
    transport water from roots
    to leaves.
     Phloem are hollow tubes
    made of living cells that
    transport glucose made
    during photosynthesis
    from the leaves to the
    rest of the plant.
    Cuticle
     The cuticle is a
    waxy covering on
    the stems and
    leaves of plants.
     The cuticle
    prevents water loss
    in plants
    Stomata
     Stoma are microscopic
    openings or pores in
    leaves.
     The stoma are the pores
    through which the
    exchange of gases
    occurs in plants.
     Some water is also lost
    through the stoma in a
    process known as
    transpiration.

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