What is Plant Kingdom?
All the organisms of the Plant kingdom consist of herbs, shrubs, and trees which can manufacture their own food. They have a chloroplast organelle containing chlorophyll, which is the main pigment for the process of Photosynthesis. The plants help release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide and utilise it to make food. Plants also play a major role in the Water Cycle, where they release water vapour from the tips of their leaves, through Transpiration.
What is Plant Kingdom?
Kingdom Plantae was one of the kingdoms in the five-kingdom classification given by R.H Whittaker. All the organisms of the plant kingdom are multicellular and eukaryotes. Examples of the Plant kingdom include algae, mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Organisms belonging to the Plant Kingdom are all capable of synthesizing their food i.e. they are autotrophic. The further classification of Plant Kingdom is carried out according to both structural and reproductive characteristics.
The majority of plants are sessile, which means they have a single root system and do not move from one area to another. Most plants belong to the angiosperm plant family, including the flowering plants. Rose, Lily, and Jasmine are all examples of Angiosperms. On the other hand, Conifers are examples of Gymnosperms.
Table of Content
- What is Plant Kingdom?
- Characteristics of Kingdom Plantae
- Types of Classification
- Classification of Kingdom Plantae
- Monocotyledons Vs Dicotyledons