name the two categories into which plants have been divided on the basis of their habitat . define each
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Answer:
The classification of flowering plants is done into two major groups: Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons.
1) Dicotyledons
They show the following distinguishing characteristics:
They have tap roots.
The leaves in members of these class exhibit reticulate (net-like) venation.
The flowers are tetramerous or pentamerous. They have four or five members in the various floral whorls, respectively.
The vascular bundles in these plants are arranged in a ring. They are numbered 2-6, are open and with cambium.
The seeds of dicotyledons are with two cotyledons, as we already know from the name.
Classification of flowering plants
2) Monocotyledons
They show the following characteristics:
They have adventitious roots.
The leaves are simple with parallel venation.
The flowers are trimerous having three members in each floral whorl.
The vascular bundles are scattered in the ground tissue, are many in number and without cambium.
The seeds of monocotyledons are with one cotyledon as the name indicates. Examples include Cereals, bamboos, sugarcane, palms, banana, lilies and orchids.
Answer:
The Two Categories Are:
(1) Flowering Plant :- flowering plant are plants that bear flower and fruits and form the clade angiosperme is called angiosperm.
Example- rose,tulips etc.
(2) Non-Flowering Plant :- non- flowering plants are those plants which do not produce flowers or fruits.
Example- ferns,mosses etc.