DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
FAMILIES OF ANGIOSPERMS
Question
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Angiosperms
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Gymnosperms
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Pteridophytes
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Bryophytes
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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: -Angiosperm plants produce seeds encased in “fruits, ‘’ which include the fruits that you eat, but which also includes plants you might not think of as fruits, such as maple seeds, acorns, beans, wheat, rice, and corn.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “angiosperms” is derived from two Greek words: angio, which means “covered, ‘’ and sperma, which means “seed.” The seeds grow inside an organ, which is then transformed into a fruit. Because of the presence of flowers, they are often known as flowering plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.