Hint: Male and female gametes are carried by flowers, which are the reproductive structures of plants. After fertilisation, these flowers produce fruits. Non-flowering plants are those that do not produce flowers and reproduce by spores.
Angiosperms are plants that produce seed-bearing fruits. The process by which flowering plants reproduce is called pollination. Pollen grains are transferred from the male flower's anther to the female flower's stigma, where fertilisation and seed formation take place.
Complete answer:
| FLOWERING PLANTS | NON-FLOWERING PLANTS |
| During a given time of year, blooming plants produce flowers of varied colours, shapes, and sizes. | These lovely blossoms aren't present on non-flowering plants. |
| All flowering plants have a well-developed vascular system, which means they have xylem and phloem for nutrient and water absorption. | This internal mechanism for receiving water and supplying it to other regions of the plant is absent in non-flowering plants. |
| They bear seeds and fruits. | They do not produce flowers and seeds. |
| They are also called phanerogams. | They are also known as cryptogams. |
| Angiosperms and gymnosperms are two types of angiosperms. | They are divided into bryophyta,pteridophyta and thallophyta. |
| Eg. mago plant, wheat plant | Eg. ferns, mosses, mushrooms |
Note:
Plant classification is the grouping and subgrouping of plants according to their affinities. Plant morphology, cytology, genetics, ecology, biochemistry, and physiology are all taken into account while classifying them.
Pteridophytes are known as vascular cryptogams because they have specialised water-transporting structures such as xylem and phloem. The most advanced flowerless and seedless plants are pteridophytes. They are the biggest living group of primitive vascular plants, as far as we know. The "first land plants" are a term that has been used to describe them.
