AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In gymnosperms (plants with “naked seeds”-such as conifers, cycads, and ginkgo), the ovules are not enclosed in an ovary but lie exposed on leaflike structures, the megasporophylls.

Detailed explanation-2: -The flowering plants that bear seed but no fruits are called gymnosperms. Their seeds are thin and naked, not enclosed in fruits. Most gymnosperms are evergreen i.e. they do not shed all their leaves at one time. Some examples are pine, fir, cedar and spruce trees that grow in mountainous areas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gymnosperm seeds are not enclosed in an ovary; rather, they are only partially sheltered by modified leaves called sporophylls.

Detailed explanation-4: -A gymnosperm’s seeds are open to the environment. The word “gymnosperm” means “naked seed” and the seeds are not enclosed inside fruit, but are instead exposed or on the scales of cones, like a pine cone. SSC Stenographer 2022 CBT Results Released.