FLOWERING AND NON-FLOWERING

Plants

P Flowering Plants

Q Ferns Algae Mosses Q Dicotyledons

Figure 1

1. Figure 1 shows the classification of plants. Study Figure 1 carefully and answer
the following questions.

a) What is meant by

(i) flowering plants : __________________________________

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(ii) dicotyledons : _____________________________________

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b) Name the groups labeled:

P : ____________________________________________________

Q: ____________________________________________________

R: ____________________________________________________

c) Give two examples of each of the following plants:

(i) Group Q : ___________________ , _______________________

(ii) Group R : ___________________ , _______________________

2. Complete the following to show the similarities and differences between the
monocotyledons and the dicotyledons

1. _______________________________________________________

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2. _______________________________________________________

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Similarities

Monocotyledons Dicotyledons

Differences

Number of
cotyledons

Arrangement of
leaf veins

Type of root
system