The flowering plants (angiOSperms) are also known as AngiOSpermae or Magnoliophyta. There are more than 250,000 of these seed producing plants. YES, sunflowers are included.
Characteristics of AngiOSperms:
- Flowers (the thing that sets angiOSperms apart from all others)
- Stamens (specialized to attract pollinators & modified to prevent self-fertilization)
- Smaller sized pollen (than the gymnosperms)
- Closed carpel (cuts down on self-fertilization and increases genetic variablity)
- Smaller sized "egg" (than the gymnosperms)
- Endosperm (nutritive tissue for embryo, cotyledons & seedling)
The flowering plants (angiOSperms) are also known as AngiOSpermae or Magnoliophyta. There are more than 250,000 of these seed producing plants. YES, sunflowers are included.
Characteristics of AngiOSperms
- Flowers (the thing that sets angiOSperms apart from all others.
- Stamens (specialized to attract pollinators & modified to prevent self-fertilization)
- Smaller sized pollen (than the gymnosperms)
- Closed carpel (cuts down on self-fertilization and increases genetic variablity)
- Smaller sized "egg" (than the gymnosperms)
- Endosperm (nutritive tissue for embryo, cotyledons & seedling)
