classification of living things

Angiosperms

 Identify the following pi
monocot or dicot. Justify

Leaf A Leaf B
Leaf

ictures as an example of a
y your reason.

B
Leaf C

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Question

 List the general feature
dicots and give two ex

 Explain the reproducti
Gymnosperm.

 How is gymnosperm e
 Give an example of th

gymnosperm in Namib
the Namib Desert.

es that characteristics
xamples of a dicot plant.
on organ of

ecologically useful?
he well-known only
bia and is endemic to

Summary

 Plants make their food
 Seeds are the primary

and dispersal of gymno
angiosperms (flowering
 Gymnosperms are high
that are totally exposed
scales of cones or their
enclosed in an ovary
 Flowering plants (angio
seeds enclosed within a
in an ovary which forms
classes of flowering pla

by photosynthesis.
means of reproduction
osperms and
g plants).
her plants with seeds
d and borne on the
r seeds are not

osperms) produce
a fruit or their seeds are
s a fruit. There are two
ants.

Summary

 Monocot and dicot leav
distinguished based on
structure. Monocot leav
venation, whereas dico
venation.

 Most monocots have flo
of three, and their seed
cotyledon.

 Dicots usually have flor
four or five, and their se
cotyledons.

ves can be
n their external
ves have parallel
ot leaves have netted

oral parts in multiples
ds each contain one

ral parts in multiples of
eeds each contain two

Summary

 Dioecious plants hav
flowers on one plant, a
flowers on another pla

 Monoecious plants h
female flowers on the

ve male (staminate)
and female (pistillate)
ant.

have separate male and
same plant.



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