AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Flowering plants” is a common name for ____
A
Nonvascular plants
B
Seedless vascular plants
C
Gymnosperms
D
Angiosperms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -angiosperm, also called flowering plant, any of about 300, 000 species of flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Angiosperms, are also known as flowering plants and having seeds enclosed within their fruit. Whereas gymnosperms have no flowers or fruits and have naked seeds on the surface of their leaves. Gymnosperm seeds are configured as the cones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants that produce flowers and bear fruits and seeds are known as angiosperms. About 80% of plant species belong to angiosperms. The word “Angiosperm” is derived from the Greek words angeion, which means “case” and sperma, which means “seed”. Angiosperms are so called because these plants have covered seeds.

Detailed explanation-4: -The defining feature of all angiosperms are their flowers; all angiosperms make seeds using this specialized reproductive structure. All angiosperm seeds are protected in either a fruit or ovary.

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