EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The green kingdom The Plantae includes all land plants: mosses, ferns, conifers, flowering plants, and so on-an amazing range of diverse forms. With more than 250, 000 species, they are second in size only to the arthropoda.

Detailed explanation-2: -The group of plants that contains the most species are the division Tracheophyta which has over 40, 000 species. Tracheophyta is also known as Magnoliophyta or Angiospermophyta, which is the division of flowering plants. They are also considered the most diverse and most evolved members of the kingdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amongst plants, the highest species diversity is shown by angiosperms (flowering plants), followed by algae, mosses (bryophytes) and ferns (pteridophytes). Amongst plant, algae accounts for species between 30, 000 to 1 lakh, bryophytes account for nearly 23000 species and gymnosperms account for less than 1000 species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angiosperm is the largest group of the plant kingdom. Angiosperms are the plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits. They are the largest and most diverse group in the kingdom Plantae, comprising about 300, 000 species. Approximately 80 percent of all known living green plants are angiosperms.