Question

Write down the similarities of Gymnosperms with Angiosperms.

Answer 1

• Gymnosperms resemble angiosperms in the following features: 
• Presence of well organised plant body which is di erentiated into roots, stem and leaves. 
• Presence of cambium in gymnosperms as in dicotyledons. 
• Flowers in Gnetum resemble the angiosperm male flower. The Zygote represent the first cell ofsporophyte. 
• Presence of integument around the ovule.
• Both plant groups produce seeds. 
• Pollen tube helps in the transfer of male nucleus in both.
• Presence of Eustele.