plant kingdom

• ferns have leaves called fronds, they don't produce flowers, and reproduce by spores
• flowering plants reproduce flowers & seeds. seeds are produced inside the ovary, in the flower
• flowering plants - monocotyledons & dicotyledons
• monocots - 1 cotyledon in seeds
• dicots - 2 cotyledon in seeds
• monocots root systems: branching root system
• dicots root systems: tap root system
• monocots leaves: veins run in parallel to one another
• dicots leaves: broader leaves & have a network of branching veins
• monocots flower: contains petals in multiples of 3
• dicots flower: contains petals in multiples of 4 or 5