Plantae

Classification of plants

by Fadhilah Ismail;

​Objectives

• ​Explore some ways to classify plants

• ​Be able to classify plants

Sorting plants

• ​Plants can be sorted based on their characteristics such as:

  • ​Plant growing on land vs in water

  • ​Flowering plants vs non-flowering plants

  • ​woody plants vs non-woody plants

Sorting plants

• ​Plants can also be classified based on their specific parts

  • ​Leaf venation

  • ​Type of roots

• Besides, plants can be sorted based on how they reproduce

  • ​Seed vs spore

​Plants growing on land

• ​Many plants grow on land such as:

  • ​Cactus

  • ​Fern

  • ​Palm trees

  • ​Durian tree

​Plants growing in water (Aquatic plants)

• Some plants grow in water

​Duckweed

Water hyacinth

Hydrilla

Water lily

Cattail

Fanwort

Multiple Select

Which of the following are aquatic plants?

• Rambutan

• Hydrilla

• Duckweed

• Cactus

Open Ended

Name ONE plant that you can find on LAND

​Flowering plants

• ​There are many flowering plants:

  • ​Roses

  • ​Jasmine

  • ​Hibiscus

  • ​Orchids

• All fruiting plants are flowering plants

  • ​Apple

  • ​Durian

  • ​Grapes

Non-flowering plants

• These plants do not produce flowers

​Fern

Mosses

Conifers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a non-flowering plant?

• Apple tree

• Strawberry plant

• Water lily

• Mosses

Open Ended

Name ONE flowering plant.

​Woody Plants

• ​Woody plants are plants with hard stem (trunk)

Non-Woody Plants

• Non-woody plants usually have short shoot stem (green stem)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a non-woody plant?

​Leaf Venation

• ​Venation refer to the shape of leaf veins

• ​There are two main types of venation:

  • ​Parallel

  • ​Netted

(​Netted)

​Type of roots

• ​There are two main types of roots:

  • ​Tap roots

  • ​Adventitious root