Category: Introduction To Plant

The initial definition of plants includes the green algae, fungi, and the embryophytes since they all have chloroplasts and cell wall. However, algae and fungi eventually were moved to their respective kingdoms. In the narrowest sense, plants (i.e. Plantae sensu strictissimo) are those that basically are multicellular, with cell walls containing cellulose, and have chloroplasts for…

Embryophytes, in general, have two major organ systems: (1) shoot system and (2) root system. The shoot system includes body parts that are located in the upper portion of the plant whereas the root system consists of body parts found in the lower portion. The shoot system may include plant organs such as stems, branches, leaves, flowers,…

A plant refers to any of the eukaryotes that belong to the biological kingdom Plantae. Plants, in the strictest sense, are embryophytes that include vascular plants, liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. Some references that are less strict considered green algae as plants. The green algae are comprised of unicellular and multicellular species that have chloroplasts and cell wall. The fundamental characteristics listed below focus on the…

Any of the eukaryotic organisms of the biological kingdom Plantae, characterized by being photosynthetic and having a rigid cell wall. Etymology: from Latin planta (“sprout, shoot, cutting”).