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Plantae

 

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I. Introduction
   
     A. Name some plants.
   
(NOTE: Organisms will be covered in order from "familiar" to "unfamiliar"--
the reverse of the usual way in textbooks.)
 
II. The Kingdom Plantae (of Domain Eukarya)
   
     A. Definition
   
          1. Multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs
   
     B. Other Characteristics
   
          1. Photosynthesis using chlorophyll
   
          2. Vascular or nonvascular
   
          3. Reproduction by seeds or spores
   
               a. Angiosperms or Gymnosperms
                    ("enclosed seeds" or "naked seeds")
   
               b. Spore producers
   
III. Some Representative Divisions (Phyla)
   
     A1. Division Spermophyta
   
     A2. Subdivision Angiospermae [Anthophyta]
   
          1. Class Dicotyledonae
   
               a. Dicots: oaks, peas, dandelions
   
          2. Class Monocotyledonae
   
               a. Monocots: grasses, tulips, palms
   
     A3. Subdivision Gymnospermae [Coniferophyta]
   
          3. Various Classes
   
               a. Conifers (evergreens such as pine, fir,
                    spruce, hemlock, cedar, giant
                    redwoods, bristlecone pines), cycads,
                    ginkgoes
   
Seeds [before this line]
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No Seeds [after this line]
 
     B. Division Pterophyta [Pteridophyta]
   
               a. Ferns
   
     C. Division Sphenophyta
   
               a. Equisetum ("horsetail plant"; "scouring
                    rush")
   
     D. Division Lycophyta [Lycopodiphyta]
   
               a. Lycopodium ("ground pine"; "club moss"),
                    Selaginella ("spike moss")
   
     E. Division Psilophyta [Psilotophyta]
   
               a. Psilotum ("whisk fern")
   
Vascular [before this line]
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Nonvascular [after this line]
 
     F. Division Bryophyta
   
               a. Mosses, liverworts, related organisms
   
IV. Summary



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