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2 The Plant Kingdom
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The Plant Kingdom includes more than 250 000 species, ranging from tall trees to small plants.
Angiosperms Gymnosperms
Flowering plants
Ferns Mosses
Non-flowering plants
Flowering plants reproduce through seeds.
Non-flowering plants reproduce asexually using spores.
The stem supports the plant and transports materials to and from the leaves. woody
stemherbaceous stem
Stem
The roots hold the plant in the ground. Roots absorb water and minerals through root hairs.
roothairs
Leaves contain chlorophyll and are made up of different parts: the petiole, blade, veins and stomata.
bladepetiole
veins
stoma
Leaves
Roots
Natural ScieNce Primary 5 and 6
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