Flowering Plants and Angiosperms

Angiosperms are flowering plants that bear flowers and fruits.

The term 'angiosperm' is derived from Greek words meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.

Angiosperms belong to 64 orders.

<p>Angiosperms have flowers, vessel elements in their xylem, endosperm within their seeds, and fruits that completely envelop the seeds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There are approximately 300,000 known species of angiosperms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'angiosperm' is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον / angeion ('container, vessel') and σπέρμα / sperma ('seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Angiosperms belong to 64 orders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Angiosperms are distinguished from gymnosperms by having flowers, xylem consisting of vessel elements instead of tracheids, endosperm within their seeds, and fruits that completely envelop the seeds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants with approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species.</p> Signup and view all the answers