Gymnosperm- Introduction, characteristics,types- for every- neet aspirants
Gymnosperm(acrogymnospermae) Introduction Gymnosperm are advance plant. 'Gymnosperm' word come from a Greek word that mean(naked seed), gymno means naked and sperm means seed. Main plant body is sporophyte. The seed is not enclosed by fruit or ovary Neither be before fertilization nor after fertilization. The sporangium convert into seed and integument convert into seed coat. Main period of gymnosperm nearly Jurassic period, this time does not support the gymnosperm. Gymnosperm have lowest species in algae, bryophyta, pteridophyta, gymnosperm, angiosperm. They are non flowering plant.eg: conifers cycus, ginkgo etc. Characteristics * They have needle like leaves. *They found in colder areas or hilly areas but some gymnosperm found in warmer areas such as cycads and araucaria. *They are not differentiate into style ovary and stigma. *They do not produce flower. *In some plant have no female cone this type of plant called unisexual plant such as cycus. *In some plant main and fema