Plant Classification
Biology · पौधों का वर्गीकरण · 10 facts
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Plants classified: Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms
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Thallophyta: algae; simplest; no roots/stem/leaves
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Bryophyta: mosses; amphibians of plant kingdom; need water for reproduction
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Pteridophyta: ferns; first with vascular tissue(xylem/phloem)
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Gymnosperms: naked seeds; pine, cycas, deodar; no fruit/flower
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Angiosperms: flowering plants; seeds inside fruit; most evolved
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Monocots: 1 cotyledon; parallel veins; wheat, rice, maize, banana
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Dicots: 2 cotyledons; reticulate veins; pea, mango, neem, sunflower
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Fungi: not plants; saprophytes; mushroom, yeast, mold
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Lichens: symbiosis of algae+fungi; pollution indicators