DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of plant produces flowers and fruit?
A
angiosperm
B
gymnosperm
C
cycads
D
conifers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Angiosperms are plants that produce flowers and bear their seeds in fruits. They are the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae, with about 300, 000 species. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all known living green plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Angiosperm plants produce seeds encased in “fruits, ‘’ which include the fruits that you eat, but which also includes plants you might not think of as fruits, such as maple seeds, acorns, beans, wheat, rice, and corn.

Detailed explanation-3: -Flower Power Unlike gymnosperms such as conifers and cycads, angiosperm’s seeds are found in a flower. Angiosperm eggs are fertilized and develop into a seed in an ovary that is usually in a flower. The flowers of angiosperms have male or female reproductive organs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fruits: Ripened Ovaries. A true fruit is a ripened ovary or carpel, which contains seeds. Only angiosperms surround seeds with ovaries, so only flowering plants produce true fruits.

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