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Gymnosperms are referred to as "naked se...

Gymnosperms are referred to as "naked seeded plants" because

A

they lack ovule

B

they lack ovaries

C

they have no seed coat

D

the embryo is unprotected.

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Gymnosperms are those seed plants in which the seeds remains exposed over the surface of the megasporophylls because the latter are not folded to form pistils and thus lakh ovary. Flowers are absent and thus fruits are not formed.
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