Plants

The term means naked seed....

• Gymnosperm

• Angiosperm

What is true about Gymnosperms?

• Seeds are not enclosed in an ovary

• seeds are exposed on cones or modified leaves

• dominant phylum in the Mesozoic era

• they are dominant in the biome called the taiga

True or False. Evergreen conifers have high levels of photosynthesis during cold months.

• True

• False

True or False. Gymnosperms are more susceptible than deciduous trees to infestations by insects and fungi.

• True

• False

True or False. Female cones grow on the lower branches while male cones grow on the upper branches.

• True

• False

It can take up to two years for an egg and sperm to produce a new gymnosperm. True or False

• True

• False

These are mistaken for palms, bear large cones, and are ornamental plants in gardens in the tropics/subtropics.

• conifers

• cycads

• ginkophytes

• gnetophytes

Ephedra, Welwitschia are examples and these have broad leaves

• gnetophytes

• ginkgophytes

• cycads

• conifers

These have fans shaped leaves, cultivated by Chinese Buddhist monks, and there are male and female kinds.

• Confers

• Ginkophytes

• cycads

• gentophytes

These are typically tall with scale/needle like leaves, prevent desiccation by thick cuticle, and are harvested for paper pulp and timber.

• conifers

• cycads

• ginkgophytes

• gnetophytes