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Give an account of angiosperm? How they are classified? Explain in detail? |
| Answer» Flowering plants are called as angiosperms. The flowering plants are the most dominant vascular plants that are found in the fauna all around the world. The pleasing and attractive colours of their flowers certainly add much more colour and brighten the landscape of any place.Classification of AngiospermsBased on the types of cotyledon present, angiosperms are divided into two classes. They are monocotyledons and dicotyledons. The dicotyledonous angiosperms have two cotyledons in their seeds and the monocotyledonous angiosperms have one cotyledon.Monocotyledonous plants: The monocots have some distinct features that include the presence of adventitious roots, simple leaves with parallel venation, and trimerous flowers. The number of vascular bundles is more and is closed. Some of the examples include bamboos, sugarcane plants, banana, cereals, lilies etc.Dicotyledonous plants: The dicotyledonous plants have two cotyledons with a tap root system. The venation seen in the leaves is reticulate. Flowers can be tetramerous or pentamerous. Vascular bundles are generally arranged in a ring and number between two to six. Examples include Grapes, Dandelions, Sunflower, Tomatoes, and Potatoes etc. | |