When we look around, we observe different animals with different structures and forms. Over a million species of animals have been described until now, the need for classification becomes all the more important. The classification also helps in assigning a systematic position to newly described species. It also teaches other topics such as Basis of Classification, Classification of Animals and more. Students will learn about the animal kingdom in brief in this chapter.

For any successful attempt at classification and at understanding any higher plant (or for that matter any living organism), we need to know standard technical terms and standard definitions. We also need to know about the possible variations in different parts, found as adaptations of the plants to their environment, e.g., adaptions to various habitats, for protection, climbing, storage. Morphology of Flowering Plants also explains topics such as the root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, flower, fruit, seed, semi-technical description of a typical flowering plant, description of some important families and more.

Salient features and classification of animals, non-chordates up to phyla level and chordates up to class level.

Morphology of inflorescence and flower, Description of 01 family: Solanaceae or Liliaceae.

A typical flower has four different kinds of whorls arranged successively on the swollen end of the stalk or pedicel, called thalamus or receptacle. These are calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium. Calyx and corolla are accessory organs, while androecium and gynoecium are reproductive organs.