What are angiosperms and how are they classified?
Understand the Problem
The text is discussing angiosperms, which are flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in fruits, and it contrasts them with gymnosperms. It provides information about their characteristics, significance, and classification into dicotyledons and monocotyledons.
Answer
Angiosperms are flowering plants classified into the phylum Anthophyta, including dicotyledons and monocotyledons.
Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, have their seeds enclosed in fruits and are characterized by the formation of flowers. They are classified in a single phylum: the Anthophyta and divided into two main classes: dicotyledons and monocotyledons.
Answer for screen readers
Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, have their seeds enclosed in fruits and are characterized by the formation of flowers. They are classified in a single phylum: the Anthophyta and divided into two main classes: dicotyledons and monocotyledons.
More Information
Angiosperms represent the largest and most diverse group of plants with over 300,000 species. These plants are crucial for ecological stability and human agriculture.
Sources
- Angiosperm - Flowering, Monocots, Dicots | Britannica - britannica.com
- Angiosperms | Biology II - Courses.lumenlearning.com. - courses.lumenlearning.com
- Angiosperms – Biology - UH Pressbooks - pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu
