Question

Many people use the word 'flower' when they really mean 'plant'. Explain the difference between a plant and a flower.

Answer 1

The differences in a plant and a flower are mentioned below:

Explanation:

• A flower is a part of the plant whereas a plant is a whole organism comprising of different parts such as leaves, stems roots etc.

• The flowers are the reproductive part of a plant whereas a  plant on the whole will have different parts too such as xylem and phloem for transportation.

• There are some plants which do not have flowers but are still plants as they have other components of a plant.