A plant having seeds but lacking flowers and fruits belongs to

Options

A. pteridophytes
B. mosses
C. ferns
D. gymnosperms

Answer

D

Explanation

(d) Gymnosperms (Gk Gymno=naked , sperma-seed) are commonly known as naked seed plants because their ovules (which later become seeds) are not covered and lie naked on the surfaces of specialised leaves called megasporophylls or ovuliferous scales, arranged into cones, flowers are absent, seed may have two, (e.g. Cycas) or more (e.g. Pinus) cotyledons.