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(General Studies)

Living creatures

Plant Kingdom

Cryptogams

Phanerogams

(Non-flowering plants)

Thallophyta
Do not
differentiate
into
root,stem
root.
ExAlgae,Fungy,
laminaria,spir
ulina.

Bryophyta
Grow in land and
water boath.
Ex.-riccia,
marchantia,
funaria,
anthoceros.

Animal Kingdom

(Flowering- plants)

Pteidophyta
Most advanced
of crytogamae ,
differentiated
into root, stem
and leaves.
Ex.- psilotum
fern,
selaginella,
silver fern

Father of Botany- Theophrastus

Angiosperms
It means seeds are
enclosed in seeds. There
are two types-

Gymnospermes
It means not enclosed
seeds
Ex.- Cycas, Conifers, Pinus

1-Monocotledons- such as
Maize, Paddy, coconut.
2-Dicotledons-- such asPea, Mango, Sunflower

Father of Zoology and biology- Aristotle

Father of Modern Botany- Linnaeus

Father of modern medicine- Hippocrates
Some facts about Botany- 1- The tallest trees in the world are redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), which tower
above the ground in California. These trees can easily reach heights of 300 feet (91 meters).
2- A bristlecone pine is the oldest tree in the world.
3- Name of carnivorous plants- Darlingtonia californica , Brocchinia reducta, Dionaea muscipula, Nepenthes
bicalcarata, Venus flytrap.
Phloem -Transportation of food and nutrients such as sugar and amino acids from leaves to storage organs and
growing parts of plant. This movement of substances is called translocation.
Xylem- Water and mineral transport from roots to aerial parts of the plant.

Date of Release - 21-MAR-16

SUBJECT: GS

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