Plant Classification: Do You Know the Difference?

Questions and Answers

They are both similar to tiny fertilized eggs (correct)

They are both found in flowers

They are both types of leaves

They are both covered in fruits

They release millions of spores into the air (correct)

They produce flowers that attract bees

They have roots that absorb water

They produce seeds in cones

They both have roots and stems

They both produce seeds

They both make fruits

Some can be a single cell and reproduce by cell division (correct)

Because it does not have roots, stems, or leaves Signup and view all the answers

Evergreens Signup and view all the answers

The presence of flowers Signup and view all the answers

Monocot Signup and view all the answers

By making food from the sun through photosynthesis Signup and view all the answers

Dicot Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Plants can be grouped into two main categories, just like animals, based on their characteristics.
Plants do not have backbones, but they all make food from the sun through photosynthesis.

Flowering plants produce covered seeds and fruits.
Examples of flowering plants include watermelon, lilies, orchids, grasses, corn, wheat, daisies, roses, sunflowers, and apple blossoms.
Monocots are flowering plants that grow from seeds with one leaf inside, with parallel veins in their leaves.
Dicots are flowering plants that grow from seeds with two leaves inside, with branched veins in their leaves.

Plants without flowers include conifers, ferns, and mosses.
Conifers have seeds that sit in cones, and include trees like pine, spruce, firs, and cedar.
Ferns and mosses release spores into the air to reproduce, similar to mushrooms.
Spores are like tiny fertilized eggs, similar to seeds, but smaller and spread by wind.

Algae are green, use the sun for photosynthesis, but are not considered plants by most biologists.
Algae are similar to bacteria, some being single-celled and reproducing by cell division.
Some algae have spores, but lack roots, stems, and leaves.