AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What are angiosperms? Angiosperms are plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits. They are the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae, with about 300, 000 species. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all known living green plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Angiosperms. Angiosperms are seed-producing flowering vascular plants. The seeds are enclosed in fruits. These plants are called flowering plants due to the key role of flowers in reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both angiosperms and gymnosperms are vascular plants that reproduce by making seeds. Angiosperms are seed-producing flowering plants while gymnosperms are seed-producing non-flowering plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -The seeds of the angiosperm are found in a flower. These make up the majority of all plants on earth. The seeds develop inside the plant organs and form fruit. Hence, they are also known as flowering plants.

Detailed explanation-5: -This word is derived from the Greek and refers to a “vessel” and sperma or “seed". Thus, angiosperms were given their name because they possess seed-bearing vessels, ie. the carpels bearing the ovules.