Mosses

Liverworts

1) Nonvascular (no transport system).

2) Small size, only several cell layers thick.

3) No true roots, stems or leaves.

4) Reproduce via spores (no seeds).

Ferns

1) Vascular (has transport system).

2) All have roots, stems & leaves.

3) Reproduce via spores (no seeds).

4) All are herbaceous (no wood).

Conifers

Cycads

Gingkos

1) Form wood.

2) Seeds not formed in enclosed chambers or ovaries.

3) Seeds produced in cones that are exposed to the environment.

4)Wind pollination.

Grasses

Flowering Plants

1) Woody or herbaceous.

2) Seeds develop in specialized reproductive structures called flowers.

3) Female reproductive ovary develops into a fruit.

4) Pollination typically by wind or animals.