Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

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