Plant And Animal Diversity- Practical Manual For Degree Students ISBN: 978-178-443-8
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ODUTAYO Foluke
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Abstract
EVOLUTIONARY TRENDS IN PLANTS.
Evolutionary trends in the plant kingdom show that there is a gradual change in complexity of plants from simple to the advanced ones by the accumulation of additional structural features. This change in complexity is related to a transition from aquatic to terrestrial mode of life.
Generally, the plant kingdom comprises of Schizophyta, Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae).