Question

Describe tge important characteristics of gymnosperms

Answer 1

Answer:

Gymnosperms are a group of plants with the following unique characteristics:

They do not have an outer covering or shell around their seeds.

They do not produce flowers.

They do not produce fruits.

They are pollinated by the wind.

Answer 2

Answer:

Important characteristics of gymnosperms are as follows

• In Gymnospersm ovules are not enclosed by the ovary. They remain exposed before and after fertilization.

• Seeds are naked

• Gymnosperms include medium-sized trees or tall trees and shrubs.

• Roots are taproots

• Stems are branched or unbranched

• Leaves are simple and compound

• Plant body is distinguished into root, stem and leaves and is a sporophyte

• They produce two kinds of spores hence they are termed as heterosporous

• Fertilization takes place in the absence of external water by syphonogamy.