6.
Characteristics of Plants
a. The Organization of Life (Plant Kingdom)
i. Eukaryotic organisms
ii. Manufacture their own food
1. photosynthesis
2. autotrophs (self-feeding)
b. Division of Plants
i. Presence or absence of vascular tissue and Habitat
1. Algae: aquatic (marine and fresh water), lack vascular tissue
2. Tracheophytes (have vascular tissue = true land plants)
3. Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) do not have vascular tissue (live
on land)