Grade 7 - Classification of Plants
Classification of Plants
Plants can be did into flowering plants(plants that bear flowers)and non-flowering plants ( plants that do not bear flowers)
Flowering and Non Flowering Plants
Flowering plants can be divided into monocotyledons ( with one cotyledon or seed leaf in the seed) and dicotyledon ( with two cotyledon or two seed leaves).
Monocotyledons:(one seed)
MONO- one
COTYLEDON- seed
-flowers often small and pale, eg. Grass, corn
-mainly small with thin trunks, eg. Coconut tree
-leaves long and thin with parallel veins, eg. Grass
-Seeds with one dicotyledon eg. Corn
-Root has many small roots, eg. Onion
These are examples of Monocotyledonous plants
Dicotyledon Plants
DI- two
COTYLEDON- seed
- flowers often large and colorful, eg. Rose, flame tree
- small, medium or large with very wide trunks, eg. Mahoe
-leaves oval, hand shaped, or with little leaflets with with veins like a net eg. Hibiscus, sweet potato
-seeds with two cotyledons, eg. Bean root has one main root, eg. Carrot
Examples of dicotyledonous plants
Non-Flowering Plants
You are probably not aware that non-flowering plants exist, but you may have seen some while exploring the environment or while having fun on the beach.
1. Algae: simple plants without roots, stems or leaves that live in water, mainly on the shore, eg. seaweeds
2. Mosses: soft green cushions with small leaves, mainly found in damp places and reproduce by spores, eg. Moss
3. Ferns: have proper roots and stems and leaf- like fronds that unfurl, spores are found under the fronds, eg. ferns
4. Conifers: large plants (trees) with trunks and seeds formed inside cones. Have thin, needle-like leaves, pine.
Additional info on the classification of plants.
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