Kingdom Plantae

Plantae are made up into four phylum: Angiospermorphyta (anthophyta), Coniferophyta, filicinophyta (pteridophyta), and Bryophyta, or flowering plant, conifer, fern, and moss, respectively. They make up more than 250,000 species, and are second in size only to Athropoda. Plants first appeared 433 million years ago. The most important and noticeable difference is is the pigment chlorophyll, and the pigment's relation to its process of photosynthesis, which utilizes light in the creation of sugars, carbohydrates, and starches. This aspect also puts it at the bottom of the food chain, at the consumer level. Plants are also important because of their purpose in holding together the environment.