What is the name of the group of flowering plants?

The flowering plants group that used to be the Angiosperms for instance are now the Magnoliophyta.

Why are there so many different types of fruits?

There are many different kinds of fruits. Some, such as cherries, tomatoes, and apples, have fleshy, juicy pericarps. Others, such as peanuts, milkweed pods, and acorns, have dry pericarps. The variability in fruits represents different seed dispersal strategies. In some plants, the seeds are dispersed while still enclosed within the fruit.

How are the four groups of plants different?

All four of the land plant groups have these features (except mosses do not have vessels). Their differences are seen in whether or not they have seeds or flowers, and in aspects of these features. All land plants have another characteristic, called alternation of generations.

Who are the botanists and what are the plant groups?

Botanists (plant biologists) seem to like changing their minds about what groups plants belong to even more than zoologists (animal biologists) do about animals. The following is somewhat simplified though a reasonably up to date and accurate description of the major plant groups.

What kind of plant produces seeds on fronds?

Seedless vascular plants which produce spores in sori on the underside of fronds horsetails plants which contain silica angiosperms plant group which produces fruits conifer gymnosperms which produce seeds in cones seed a mature ovule gymnosperms plant group which forms seeds, but never fruits liverworts

What kind of fruit does a flowering plant have?

A fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds. The fruit may be fleshy like berries, or hard and dry, like nuts.

What are the different types of plant groups?

Plant Groups. 1 Angiosperms (now Magnoliophyta) Flowering Plants. Vascular plants with large stems and roots. 2 Gymnosperma (now Pinospsida) Conifers. 3 Algae. Very varied in size from microscopic single cells to giant kelp 65m long. 4 Bryophytes Mosses and Liverworts. 5 Pteridophytes Ferns, Clubmosses, Horsetails.

Why do plants have fruit and why do they have seeds?

The fruit may be fleshy like berries, or hard and dry, like nuts. The fruit protects the seeds and also helps to spread them. Many fruits are good to eat and attract small animals, such as birds and squirrels, who like to feed on them. The seeds pass through them unharmed, and then get spread through their droppings.