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Plants form one of the
five kingdoms
of living things. As members
of the same kingdom, all plants have certain characteristics
in common. Do you know what they are?
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Do all plants have the same parts? Compare answers with your
partner. Do you agree?
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What do all plants have in common?
Living things
We can classify plants into groups depending on other characteristics.
For example, some plants reproduce by growing
seeds
, but others
produce
spores
. Look at the chart and read about seed plants and non-
seed plants to find out more.
Seed plants
Seed plants reproduce by growing
seeds. There are
two main types
of seed
plant: angiosperms and gymnosperms.
Angiosperms
grow flowers. That is
why they are also called
flowering
plants
. Fruit grows from the flowers
and the seeds grow inside the fruit.
Gymnosperms
grow
cones
. That is
why they are also called
conifers
.
The seeds grow inside the cones.
Some conifer seeds are called
nuts.
Apple trees are angiosperms. The flowers
on an apple tree develop into
apples.
The seeds can be seen inside the apples.
This conifer produces pine cones. Inside
the pine cones we can see the seeds.
These seeds are called
pine nuts
.
Seed
Fruit
Apple tree
Pine tree
Pine cone
Pine nuts
The world’s tallest tree
is a conifer, the Coast
Redwood. It can be more
than 100 metres tall!
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