On the basis of nutrition, kingdom fungi can be classified into 4 groups. There are many types of mimicry in the plant kingdom, most involve attracting a pollinator or avoiding a predator. Vascular plants chlorophyll a, chlorphyll b, carotenoids dinoflagellates pyrrhophyta chlorophyll a, chlorphyll c, peridinin and other carotenoids. The major divisions in kingdom plantae are thallophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Plant kingdom diversity in living organisms part 5. The first level of classification of plants is based on the presence and absence of welldifferentiated distinct components in the body. Organisms within kingdom plantae are multicellular, eukaryotic and autotrophic. Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom plantae. Consider the following four statements whether they are correct or wrong. Classification, characteristics, examples with videos. The mycologists place division mycota in the kingdom plantae. The different classification of fungi are as follows.
Plant kingdom plantae kingdom classification and characteristics. Kingdom plantae includes green, brown and red algae, liwerworts, mosses, ferns and seed plants with or without flowers. Plants use photosynthetic processes to create food energy, and are autotrophs. Kingdoms plantae and animalia module 1 diversity and evolution of life biology 51 notes in all types of bryophytes, the main plant body is gametophyte, larger and more persistent and photosynthetically active which bears the sex organs. Plant kingdom classification class 11 notes pdf download. Plants have evolved that mimic the scents and appearances of other plants. Early morphological research using electron microscopes demonstrated differences in features, such as the flagellar.
They have long compound leaves clustered at the apex of a thick usually short and. After fertilization, the ovary develops into a fruit containing the seeds. With more than 250,000 species, they are second in size only to the arthropoda plants have been around for a very long time. Jul, 2019 bryophyta botany, obsolete a botanical name at the rank of division or phylum including all the bryophytes the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Biology plant kingdom diversity in living organisms. Biology plant kingdom revision notes for neet aipmt. Plantae kingdom class 9, diversity in living organisms. The kingdom plantae comprises 12 phyla, and the kingdom fungi comprises 7 phyla. Saprophytic the fungi obtain their nutrition by feeding on dead organic substances. They comprises the third group under plant kingdom kingdom plantae. Cryptogams never bear flowers and reproduce by some minute bodies called spores, or by simple fission. Classification for kingdom plantae down to division hepaticophyta. Kingdom plantae embryophyta is classified into the following divisions. The kingdom of plants kindom plantae the best way to learn about plants is to first understand how the classification occurs within kingdom plantae.
Plants are located on land, and water, and number over 260,000 species. What are the major divisions in the kingdom plantae. Kingdoms plantae and animalia biology module 1 diversity and evolution of life 50 notes plants are multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic autotrophs rarely heterotrophs having cellulosic cellwalls. Share your knowledge share your word file share your pdf file share your ppt file. They contain the energy needed for animals to sustain life, as well as the natural oxygen that humans and animals breathe. The nucleus is eukaryotic, cell wall consists of cellulose, cytoplasm contains chloroplasts chloroplastids or plastids that contain chlorophyll, the majority reproduce sexually, kingdom plantae is classified into three groups which are higher algae, nonvascular plants and vascular plants. This lesson will explore the kingdom plantae including characteristics plants share as well as some facts and. Chances are, you can thank a plant for your clothes, your food, and even your house. Divisions and classes of kingdom plantae awaycande.
Discussion in cbse class 9 natural science help started by vinila choudary, feb 9, 2012. Angiospermophyta flowering plants this division ranges from small herbs to massive trees. Each group should logically be called a phylum, as for animals. However, all current definitions of plantae exclude the fungi and some algae, as well as the prokaryotes the archaea and bacteria. This division includes nongreen achlorophyllous nucleated thallophytes fungi which are characterised by the following features. Plant kingdom classification and characteristics byjus. This is an important distinction as members of the plant kingdom are defined as embriophytes. Depending on definitions, the animal kingdom animalia or metazoa contains. Biology is fun is your complete guide to school biology. This is the same as the spore bearing members of the plant kingdom. A growing directory of the plant kingdom, with photos and descriptive pages for selected species. Based on whether plants have a welldifferentiated body and the presence or absence of specialized tissues for transport, and the ability to bear seeds kingdom plantae plant kingdom is can be classified into different divisions. Plant kingdom classification class 11 notes chart,diagram pdf download.
Classification for kingdom plantae down to kingdom plantae. This video is meant for students studying in class 9 and 10 in. Plantae kingdom various division or levels of classification. Did you know that the plant kingdom is divided into several subgroups, with each one having special features. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the international code of nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent. Mesophytes are common land plants growing in moderate water supply. Kingdom plantae includes all the plants on the earth. Cycadophyta cycads their leaves resemble palm superficially. Compared to water, land is an erratic habitat where temperature and moisture availability may change abruptly and dramatically. Jul 20, 2016 question 9 what is the criterion of classification of organism belonging to kingdom phanerogams.
Phyla is the largest formal major grouping within plant taxonomy below kingdom. Kingdom plantae plant kingdom is can be classified into different divisions. Algae are separated from the rest in having simple and less differentiated thalloid plant body. Kingdom fungi is classified based on different modes. Pteridophytes are the first vascular plants to invade land.
The plant body may be thalloid or differentiated into root, stem and leaves. Plant classification grouping plants by their similar characteristics. With more than 250,000 species, they are second in size only to the arthropoda. Plants are eukaryotes and belong to the kingdom plantae.
About the classification report about the classification download. Mar 01, 2019 colloquially, the word plant generally refers to green, terrestrial, leafy plants, like trees, flowers, bushes, weeds, etc. Colloquially, the word plant generally refers to green, terrestrial, leafy plants, like trees, flowers, bushes, weeds, etc. Pdf difference between phylum and division researchgate. However unlike members of the plant kingdom, the zygote fertilized egg developes independently of the female reproductive parts of the gametophyte. Whittaker organized the organisms into five kingdoms. The classification of algae into taxonomic groups is based upon the same rules that are used for the classification of land plants, but the organization of groups of algae above the order level has changed substantially since 1960. The separation thallophyta is classified into two parts.
The main difference between phylum and division is that phylum is a classification level of the animal kingdom whereas division is the alternative classification level to the phylum in the kingdom. Kingdom plantae consists of all plants which are multicellular eukaryotes with cell walls. In this article we will discuss about the classification of division mycota. Kingdom plantae the plants kingdom plantae multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic, autotrophic all have. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. This list is presented in alphabetical order, and not in any systematicevolutionary arrangement. In this article we will discuss about the cryptogams and phanerogams divisions of plant kingdom. Thallophytabryophytapteridophytagymnospermsangiosperms. They produce flowers in which sporangia, spores and seeds develop.
They are autotrophs and use chlorophyll for photosynthesis. The plant kingdom can be divided into four different sub divisions, that distinguish how a plant reproduces and stores fluids. These kinds of plants are called embryophytes and are actually a subclassification of kingdom plantae. Plastids are a doublemembrane organelle that possesses photosynthetic pigments called chlorophyll.
We must stress here that our understanding of the plant kingdom has changed over time. Kingdom plantae is a larger grouping and consists of all green land plants, aquatic plants, and some species of. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum embryophyta. In botany, the equivalent of a phylum is called a division. Bryophyta botany, obsolete a botanical name at the rank of division or phylum including all the bryophytes the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Historically, plants were treated as one of two kingdoms including all living things that were not animals, and all algae and fungi were treated as plants. Division psilophyta, division lycophyta, division sphenophyta, division pterophyta, division coniferophyta, division cycadophyta, division ginkophyta, division gnetophyta, division anthophyta. Most of the plants are eukaryotic and chlorophyll containing organisms. The features and examples of each division are mentioned hereunder. They stand midway between water plants and desert plants as regards structural peculiarities, possessing broad and thin leaves with stomata and welldeveloped roots with roothairs. Scientific classification binomial nomenclature 2 names latin never changes, a universal language developed by carolus linnaeus. Introduction all modern terrestrial plants are the descendants of algae that adapted to a terrestrial habitat roughly 500 million years ago. Once you know the basic stuff, it then becomes easier to know in detail about each plant. Jun 25, 2017 this biology video is part 2 of the topic plant kingdom which explains the classification of the plant kingdom into five divisions.
This diagram from the wiki evolutionary history of plants shows it. General characteristics of kingdom fungi and kingdom plantae. The book below can help broaden your knowledge about the five kingdoms. Unlike animal cells, plant cells have cell walls composed of a polysaccharide known as cellulose, the most common organic molecule on the planet. Division of plant kingdom botany biology discussion.