Download Kingdom – Plantae Phylum - Anthophyta

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Anthophyta - Angiosperms
Kingdom – Plantae
Phylum Anthophyta
Also known as Angiosperms, or
to most people flowering plants
Produce flowers and form
seeds enclosed in fruit
Fruit protects the embryo
inside the seed and aids in
seed dispersal
Fruit develops from a flowers
female reproductive structure
2 classes
Monocots (one seed leaf)
Common monocots – corn,
grass, lilly, and orchid
Dicots (2 seed leaves)
Common dicots – Maple
tree, tomatoes, potatoes,
and dandelion
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Can be divided by lifespans
Annuals (live for one year or less)
Corn, beans, tomatoes, and many food
crops
Biennials (lives for 2 years )
Parsley, carrots, Sweet William,
raspberries
Perennials (can live for several years)
Asparagus, hostas, roses, peonies,
coreopsis and many others
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