Angiosperms

Angiosperms

Angiosperms fall into two major groups, the Dicotyledons which have two "seed leaves" and the Monocotyledons which have just one. Seed plants have a reduced sexual generation in which male cells can reach female cells without the need for watery surroundings and the flowering plants have gone a step further by enclosing the female sexual generation in an ovary. After fertilisation the ovary becomes a fruit which helps in protecting and dispersing the seeds. [CH] {EB}