Plant Kingdom- Division Anthophyta

This topic is under Botany, the science of plants. Division Anthphyta is the division where flowering plants are classified.

1. Division Anthophyta Idul, Joevi Jhun A. Cayme, Cristy-ann A. Bio 103– General Botany

2. Anthophyta are commonly referred to as the flowering plants . Anthophyta produced specialized structures, the flowers , in which enclosed seeds developed. Dominant members of the world’s flora. Seeds are enclosed in an ovary. Matured ovary are called fruits. All have flowers but not all have colorful blossoms– such as corn tassels and catkins of oak trees.

3. Parts of a Complete Flower

4. The Division Anthophyta is divided into two classifications MONOCOT ( Monocotyledoneae ) DICOT ( Dicotyledoneae )

5. MONOCOT ( Monocotyledoneae ) One cotyledon One leaf on embryonic plant Parallel venation Floral parts in 3’s or 6’s Fibrous roots

6. Often grasses and the relatives of grasses are monocots.

7. Two cotyledons Two leaves on embryonic plant Netted leaf venation Floral parts in 4’s or 5’s or multiples of 4 or 5 Tap root DICOT ( Dicotyledoneae )

8. Garden plants, trees and the like are dicots.

9. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) COTYLEDON This is a significant part of the embryo within the  seed  of a plant. Upon germination, the cotyledon may become the embryonic first  leaves of a seedling. The number of cotyledons present is one characteristic used by botanists to classify the flowering plants.

10. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) STEM The stem of a monocot has the primary vascular bundles scattered while the dicots have its primary vascular bundles in a ring. MONOCOT DICOT

11. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) LEAVES The monocot has a parallel-veined leaves while the dicot have net-veined leaves. MONOCOT DICOT

12. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) POLLEN The pollen of a monocot has only one opening while the dicot has three. MONOCOT DICOT

13. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) ROOTS The root of a monocot is adventitious while the root of dicot is primary and adventitious. DICOT MONOCOT

14. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) FLOWERS The flowers of a monocot comes in 3’s while the dicot comes in 4’s or 5’s. DICOT MONOCOT

15. MONOCOTS VS. DICOT (Differences of Monocot and Dicot) STRUCTURE About fewer than 10% of monocot species and about 50% of the dicot are woody.

16. ANTHOPHYTA As an ovule develops into a seed, the ovary increases in size and forms the fruit. Flowers and fruits are of many different kind. Seeds and fruits may be variously modified, a factor that frequently assists in seed dispersal. Wind, animals, humans, and water are the most important agents of dispersal. The enclosing of the seed within the fruit increases the possibility of survival in diverse environments. The flowering plants, in addition to their aesthetic values, are our most important food and forage plants. Many fibers are obtained from the Anthophyta ; so as cork and rubber. Drugs, beverages, and other commercial products of various sorts are also obtained.

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