Question

What is the characteristics of phanerogams ?

Answer 1

Gymnosperms are naked – seeded plants, which mean that, in these plants the seeds are not enclosed in a fruit. These plants are mostly found in hills. Some of these possess ‘cones’ and are hence called ‘conifers’. Pine, fir, cycas are examples of gymnosperms.

2. Angiosperms

Angiosperms are closed – seeded plants. In these plants the seeds are enclosed in a fruit. Flower is the reproductive structure of the angiosperms. Mango, apple, rose, sunflowers and pea are examples of flowering plants.