Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom Plantae
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• All plants are eukaryotic autotrophs making food
  from sunlight through photosynthesis.
• Plants have cell walls made of cellulose.

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• A leaf is a broad flat organ that traps light
  energy for photosynthesis and exchanges gases
  through stomata.

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Leaf cell
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Plant Vascular Tissues

• Xylem made up of a series of tubular cells that
  transport H2O and dissolved minerals upward from
  roots to leaves.
• Phloem made up of a series of tubular cells
  that transport sugars(food) from leaves to all
  parts of the plant.

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• Bryophytes mosses, liverworts, hornworts. All
  are non-vascular which means they dont have a
  xylem and phloem.

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• Tracheophytes
• Have a vascular system that allows them to grow
  tall.