1. Diversity in the plant kingdom
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2. Bryophyta Small terrestrial plants restricted to damp habitats
Water is needed for fertilisation
Spores ensure dispersal.
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3. Bryophyta Hepaticae the liverworts Prostrate thallus with rhizoids.
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4. Bryophyta Musci the mosses Erect stem with leaflets +/- rhizoids.
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5. Filicinophyta the ferns
Water still needed for fertilisation
Spores ensure dispersal
Vascular plants
Lignified tissue (wood) may be present
Differentiated into: leaves, stem, roots, rhizome.
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7. Coniferophyta the conifers
Vascular plants
Seed plants
Seeds contain a food store for an embryo inside protective coat
Seeds ensure dispersal
Naked seeds born in cones.
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8. Coniferophyta Araucaria sp. (Monkey-puzzle) © 2016 Paul Billiet ODWS
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Araucaria sp. (Monkey-puzzle)
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9. Angiospermophyta the flowering plants
Vascular plants
Seed plants
Seeds protected by an ovary which becomes a fruit
Fruit, a structure that encourages seed dispersal.
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10. Summary Phylum Bryophyta Filicinophyta Coniferophyta Angiospermophyta
Common name
Mosses
Ferns
Conifers
Flowering plants
Leaves
Scales
Yes
Roots
Rhizoids
Vascular system No
Woody tissue
Small
Waxy cuticle
Damp habitats
Water for fertilisation
Seeds
Cones
Fruit
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