Description

• Introduction to Plant Kingdom
  • Definition and significance
  • Criteria for classification
• Algae
  • General characteristics
  • Types of algae (Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae)
  • Reproduction in algae
  • Economic importance
• Bryophytes
  • General characteristics
  • Classification (Liverworts, Mosses)
  • Life cycle of bryophytes
  • Alternation of generations
• Pteridophytes
  • General characteristics
  • Classification (Ferns, Horsetails, Club mosses)
  • Life cycle of pteridophytes
  • Economic importance
• Gymnosperms
  • General characteristics
  • Types of gymnosperms (Cycads, Conifers, Ginkgo, Gnetophytes)
  • Life cycle of gymnosperms
  • Economic importance
• Angiosperms
  • General characteristics
  • Classification (Monocots and Dicots)
  • Structure of flower
  • Double fertilization
  • Life cycle of angiosperms
  • Economic importance
• Plant Life Cycles and Alternation of Generations
  • Haplontic
  • Diplontic
  • Haplodiplontic
• Comparison of Different Plant Groups
  • Differences and similarities between algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and angiosperms