1.6 Plantae
2026-02-21 17:48
Status: #new
Tags: #biology #kingdom #cram
1.0e Eukaryote
Plants
Plant Detail
- Primarily multicellular
- Most plants are autotrophic
- Always protected by a cellulose cell wall which is a biological polymer
- Filamentous
Plant Classification
- Increases in complexity with presence of new types of tissues and organ systems
- **Seedless non-vascular plants
- Small plants with a large surface area
- Reproduce through spores and need a lot of moisture (more aqueous environments)
- **Seedless vascular plants
- Very tall
- Can reproduce with spores through the alternation of generations
- **Seed-generating vascular plants
- Seeds fertilize with pollen
- Pollen fertilization often occurs through other organisms
- Fertilized seeds become fruits
- Dispersed through feces or general movement to settle in the ground
- Seeds fertilize with pollen
- Vascular systems
- A circulatory system of tubes to carry nutrition and resources
Plants vs Algae
| Charateristics | Algae | Seeded Plants |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | Aqueous | Terrestial |
| Sufficiency | Self-sufficient in new cells | Produces a new organism dependent on parent embryo |
| Circulation | No vascular tissue to transport water and nutrition | Contains vascular tissue to transport water and nutrition |
| Reproductive Organs | Does not contain reproductive organs | Seeds and flowers for reproduction |
| Sexuality | Asexual reproduction (exception of some green algae) | Can always undergo sexual Reproduction |