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Plant groups

In this lesson on plant groups, you will be investigating a system of classifying plants that is used today.

What are the main plant groups?

In this lesson, you'll learn about the five groups of plants in the modern classification system.  

They are:

·      algae

·      bryophytes

·      pteridophytes

·      gymnosperms

·      angiosperms.

What features are used in plant classification?

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The key below shows you some of the main groups of plants.

Plant key

Plant group key

Make a list of the features used to classify plants.

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Lesson 18- Plant groups

 
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