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SS2 Biology

Classification of Plants

Overview

Classify plants using (a) botanical and (b) agricultural techniques of classification. Classify plants based on life cycles

What you'll learn
  • Botanical classification:
  • (i) Thallophytes (Algae)
  • (ii) Spermatophytes (the seed-bearing plants)
  • Agricultural classification:
  • (i) Cereals - maize, rice;
  • (ii) Legumes - cowpea, groundnuts
  • (iii) Root Crops - cassava, yam.
  • (iv) Vegetables - tomato, okra. Onion
  • (v) Fruits - banana, pawpaw
  • (vi) Beverages and drugs - coffee, tobacco.
  • (vii) Spices - ginger, pepper
  • (viii) Oil - coconut, pa
  • Plants classified on the span of their life cycles:
  • (i) Annuals
  • (ii) Biennials
  • (iii) Perennials