Kingdom Plantae- Body Type: multicellular with cell walls made of cellulose
- Eukaryotic - Food consumption in done through photosynthesis (light absorption) - Converts absorbed sunlight to glucose - Reproduces through both sexual and asexual methods - Autotrophic - Plants have organs and organ systems - Leaves have a waxy coat on them to shield against water - Roots provides support and absorbs water - Stem provides support for flower and leaves - Petal / Flower / Bud is the reproductive organ of the plant - Kingdom Plantae differentiates with other Kingdoms because it has cell walls made up of cllulose that supports the plant. Cell wall is not a semi-permeable membrane and the cell can't transport material and nutrients in and out of the cell walls. - Large central vacuole stores water and chemicals for use inside the cell which solves the problem of incapability to transport materials and nutrients in and out of the cell walls. - Chloroplasts are another organelle that differentiates Kingdom Plantae with other Kingdoms. It is responsible of converting light energy into sugar. |