Question

Name the reproductive organs of gymnosperms and angiosperms.

Answer 1

Gymnosperm reproduction differs from that of angiosperms in several ways. In angiosperms, the female gametophyte in the ovule exists in an enclosed structure, the ovary; in gymnosperms, the female gametophyte is present on exposed bracts of the female cone and is not enclosed in an ovary.

Answer 2

In gymnosperms the cone is the female reproductive part and the pollen is the male reproductive part. Pine trees and other gymnosperms produce two types of cones. The male cone is called the pollen cone. The larger female cone is the seed cone.