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Conifers
• Reproduce with
flowers and seeds in
cones.
• Use wood to grow tall.
• Can cope with low
temperatures and
lack of water.
• Most are trees.
• Narrow leaves.
• Grow quite slowly but
live a long time.
Flowering plants
• Reproduce with
flowers and seeds.
• Some use wood to
grow tall.
• Leaves are wide.
• Grow quickly.
• Stems have a very
good transport
system.
• There is a lot of
variety.
Mosses
• Reproduce with tiny
cells called spores.
• Leaves do not have a
skin.
• Can cope with low
temperatures.
• Very small.
• No roots or vessels.
• Egg cells are
fertilised with
swimming sperm.
Ferns and Horsetails
• Reproduce with tiny
cells called spores.
• Cannot make wood in
their stalks.
• Leaves lose water
easily.
• Most are small.
• Can grow with only a
little light.
• Most die back in
winter but grow again
in the spring.
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