NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Male cones make pollen, which is carried to female cones by the wind. After the female gametes are fertilised by male gametes from the pollen, the female cones produce seeds. These are then scattered away from the plant by wind or animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conifers are seed plants, and like most other seed plant groups they have wood, megaphyllous leaves, and of course seeds. These seeds are typically produced in woody cones, though the cones of some conifers are reduced to such a degree that they are no longer recognizable as such.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word “conifers” means “bearing cones.” Conifers are plants that use cones to house their seeds. Conifers are woody plants and most of them are trees such as pine trees, firs, cypresses, junipers, cedars, and redwoods. Conifers reproduce using their cones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Although those from conifers are common, other plants also produce cones or cone-like structures as part of their reproductive process (Table 1). In pines, pollen is produced in staminate (male) cones, which is wind-blown to young female cones. After fertilization, scales develop on the cone.

Detailed explanation-5: -2. Cone-bearing plants have their seeds exposed the cones. Answer: False.