Question

How do gymnosperms and angiosperms differ from each other?

NCERT Class IX
Sciences - Main Course Book

Chapter 7. Diversity in Living Organisms

Answer 1

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Gymnosperms are seed bearing and non flowering plants and angiosperms are flowering ones gymnosperms produce naked seeds while angiosperms seeds are inside flower.

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Answer 2

Gymnosperms and angiosperms differ from each other in the following aspects:

1. Gymnosperms are non-flowering plants with seeds(  enclosed within ovary) whereas angiosperms are flowering plants bearing seeds( not enclosed).

2. For Gymnosperms, it is present throughout the year but for angiosperms, it is seasonal.

3. Gymnosperms have no cotyledons whereas angiosperms have single or a pair of cotyledons referred to as monocot and dicot respectively.

4. The shape of leaves in case of gymnosperms is needle like whereas in case of angiosperms, the leaves are flat.

5. The last point that differentiates them is the  of the tissue.

Gymnosperms- haploid

Angiosperms- triploid.