DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pine trees are classified as ____ producers without using flowers
A
Seed
B
Non-seed
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pines produce cones instead of flowers and fruits that are pollinated in the spring months. Non-flowering plants produce from seeds or spores unlike flowering plants. Pine trees are unable to produce flowers. Unlike the flowering plants that produce enclosed seeds, pine produces naked seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -(d) Pinus is a gymnospermic plant. Ovules of Pinus are uncovered which lie on the megasporophyll, hence, tthese plants do not have flowers. However, it produces seeds (from ovule after fertilisation) like other three plants mentioned, all of which are angiosperms.

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