Question

Complete the sentence by filling in the blank and explaining the statement. 

Male and female flowers of ______ are borne on different sporophylls of the same plant.

Options

• Angiosperms

• Gymnosperms

• Spore

• Bryophyta

• Thallophyta

• Zygote

Answer 1

Male and female flowers of gymnosperms are borne on different sporophylls of the same plant.

Explanation:

1. Gymnosperms are flowerless plants producing naked seeds.
2. In gymnosperms, spores are produced in sporangia of sporophyll.
3. The seeds of the gymnosperms are often called cones.
4. When male and female cones are present on the same plant, it is called monoecious.
5. When male and female cones are present on different plants, it is called diecious.