Pine trees, strawberry plants, and cacti are all plants. Name and describe three or more

characteristics that you think scientists could use to separate these members of the Plant

kingdom into smaller groups.

All plants present in the plant kingdom are separated by into smaller groups. The smaller groups contains plant species which are more similar to one another.

Some of the characteristics through which plant species can be separated are:

Gymnosperm or angiosperms: Pine are gymnosperm plants whereas strawberry plants are angiosperms. Cactus is also a gymnosperm.

Their location: Plants can be separated based on their habitats. For example, Cactus are desert - plants whereas pine and strawberries are not desert plants.

They are seed - producing plants or spore producing plants: pine are spore producing plants. Strawberry are seed-producing plants.