Most flowers contain both male and female reproductive structures, in contrast to the cones of gymnosperms, which are either male or female. Explain how bisexual flowers might be an advantageous evolutionaryadaptation to the flowering plants that possess them.

Q: Describe the common mode of reproduction in Angiosperms

A: The reproductive parts of a flower are represented by the stamens and pistils. It is made up of a…

Q: Gymnosperms were also the first plants to develop pollen . Which of the following statements…

A: The Gymnosperms: Naked Seeds The extant gymnosperms are a clade of seed plants that do not form…

Q: What is the endosperm? From which cell of the female gametophyte is it derived? Compare the storage…

A: The female gametophyte in angiosperms is important for the reproductive processes in plants. It…

Q: Why do flowers develop into clusters? (And) Is there any taxonomic significance?

A: IT PROVIDES THE CHANCE OF CROSS-POLLINATION TO MAKE MORE CONSPICUOUS TO ATTRACT INSECTS TOWRARDS IT…

Q: Can you explain each part of angiosperm flower morphologically? Write down the answer in bullet…

A: The plants which produces flowers are known as Angiosperms. Angiosperms belongs to kingdom plantae…

Q: Considering the trends in floral evolution, how do you think these changes contribute in ensuring…

A: The majority of insect-pollinated flowers are large, colourful, fragrant and rich in nectar, when…

Q: Which statement below is correct regarding the formation of the endosperm in angiosperms? O the…

A: Endosperm is nutritious part present near the embryo. It is triploid in nature.

Q: In angiosperms, usually play(s) a role in pollination, while fertilization is performed by .…

A: Angiosperms are vascular plants.  They have stems, roots and leaves. Their seeds are found in a…

Q: Explain: Unlike seed ferns, cycad foliage leaves do not bear ovules.

A: Cycads contains few features of fern but they produce cones as a reproductive structure which is not…

Q: What is the mechanism of pollination in gymnosperms and how the size and presence of wings on each…

A: Since you have asked multiple parts of the same question, we are eligible to answer only the first…

Q: Explain about two types of cones: pollen cones(microstrobili) and seed cones (megastrobili) ?

A: CONIFEROPHYTA:- This phylum is known for its cone-bearing trees. The leaves of trees are thin and…

Q: Plants produce reproductive cells which cause fertilization giving rise to different generation. How…

A: Metagenesis  The life cycle in which there alternation in between two phases is called as…

Q: Plants and animals originated in water environments and, much later, plants invaded the land and…

A: Fertilization is the process of fusion of male and female gametes which results in the formation of…

Q: Key features of seed plants facilitating life on land include threeof the following four traits.…

A: Seed plants are also known as spermatophytes or phanerogams. The seed plants dominate almost all of…

Q: One of the distinguishing features of angiosperm (flowering plants) is that they have One sperm cell…

A: One of the distinguishing features of angiosperm (flowering plants) is that they have reproductive…

Q: Plants undergo an alternation of generations. This means that the diploid _____ produces spores,…

A: Alternation of generations occur in some plants and algae which have distinct haploid sexual and…

Q: How does double fertilization occur in flowering plants?a. The two sperm in a pollen tube fertilize…

A: Double fertilization is a characteristic feature of angiosperms in which out of the two sperms…

Q: Explain, the reproduction of plants encluding the differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms.

A: The process by which the plants produce new offspring is called reproduction. Plants reproduce…

Q: A heterosporous plant will..? Be gametophyte dominant Produce separate male and female gametophytes…

A: heterosporous plant are the types of plants that produce two different types of spores which vary in…

Q: Double fertilization evolved independently in gnetophytes and in flowering plants. Name two other…

A: Fertilization is a sexual reproduction process in plants wherein the male gamete that is pollen…

Q: Explain why angiosperms have fruits, whereas gymnosperms do not.

A: Angiosperms are seed-producing flowering plants whose seeds are enclosed within an ovary. Seeds are…

Q: Are gymnosperms heterosporous or homosporous? Explain what this means. What are the evolutionary…

A: Plants are organisms with eukaryotic cells having cell walls and are capable of synthesizing their…

Q: A plant that lives in an expansive forest with numerous other angiosperms. It is pollinated by…

A: The kingdom Plantae is divided into two major divisions: cryptogams and phanerogams. The cryptogams…

Q: What can you say about an early interpretation or hypothesis that the gnetophytes are probably the…

A: Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with the placement (of a new creature into an existing…

Q: IN Question Examine a few flowers of any cucurbit plant and try to identify the staminate and…

A: Introduction From the above question we have to Examine a few flowers of any cucurbit plant and try…

Q: Explain why the gymnosperms do not produce fruits.

A: Gymnosperm constitutes one of the two major subdivisions of the Spermatophyta division. The…

Q: Explain the feature of gametes, sporophtes,embroy,zygote in the life cycle of angiosperm?

A: Spermatophytes include plants bearing ovules enclosed in a protective cover called ovar. Such plants…

Q: Compare and contrast the characteristics of a somatic embryo and a shoot grown directly from a leaf…

A: Most important step in somatic embryogenesis is the transition of cell fate from a somatic cell to…

Q: Describe the process of double fertilization in angiosperms and add a note on its significance.

A: i. Double fertilisation method:   Double fertilisation is the fusion of one male gamete with an egg…

Q: the diversity of the angiosperms is partly attribute to the development o fruit and seed. describe…

A: a fruit is a mature ovary and its associated parts. A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a…

Q: In which of the following lineages would you expect to find a triploid (3n) endosperm? anthophyta O…

A: triploid endosperms are the characteristics  of angiosperms. These are used to give nutrition to the…

Q: What is the biological term of seed-bearing plants with flowers

A: The biological term of seed-bearing plants with flowers is known as Angiosperms. Angiosperms also…

Q: Fern Prothallus Describe the process of fertilization in ferns

A: Ferns are like conifers and flowering plants that are leafy vascular plants. They also have veins in…

Q: What is a seed? What are four key adptations common in seed plants? What are the advantages of…

A: Plants are an important part of the lifecycle of all living things. Angiosperms are the largest and…

Q: All orchids have a relatively similar arrangement of petals in the flower. What is this arrangement?

A: correct option 6 petals in 3-2-1 arrangement.

Q: How did the evolution of the flower promote the explosive diversification of the Angiosperms in the…

A: The Cretaceous period marks the evolution of angiosperms. Flower diversification played an important…

Q: The seed coat formes from the Select one: O A. the haploid antipodal cells O B. the diploid…

A: Seed is the diploid structure. It is found in the gymnosperms and angiosperms. The parts of a seed…

Q: How many haploid nuclei and haploid cell are present in female gametophyte of angiosperm

A: Introduction: When it comes to flowering plants, the female gametophyte grows inside the ovary's…

Q: Where on the tree you would expect to find male cones, and which structures are haploid and which…

A: Gymnosperms are seed plants and they consist of cones that carry their reproductive structures. Pine…

Q: The three illustrations represent the three types of relationships between the haploid gametophyte…

A: Bryophytes Bryophyte include the various Moses and liver worts that are found commonly growing in…

Q: Where in an angiosperm would you finda megasporangium?(A) in the style of a flower(B) enclosed in…

A: Flowering plants are also called the angiosperm. Megasporangia (female sporangia) produce…

Q: In the evolution of seed plants, explain when seed plants first appeared and how gymnosperms became…

A: The spermatophytes are seed-producing plants, so the alternate term seed plants. They are a subgroup…

Q: Compared to cycads, why are angiosperms much more successful?

A: Plants are autotrophic in nature. They carry out photosynthesis for making their own food.

Q: Why are gymnosperms nicknamed "naked seeds?" Because they originate from an egg cell only, rather…

A: Gymnosperms are vascular, non-flowering, but seed-producing plants. They have a saprophytic…

Q: Describe a conifer pollen cone. Why is it a simple cone? Describe a conifer seed cone. Why is it a…

A: Plants are autotrophs. They are called so because they are not dependent on other organisms and can…

Q: There is an evolutionary trend for more basal plants to be gametophyte dominant, but more derived…

A: The gameto implies gametes and phytate implies plants. The  planets that develop the structure of…

Q: What are fruits? What can they look like? What are their function? What were early angiosperms like?…

A: 1.The fruit comes from the fleshy or dry ripened flowering and contains seeds.  Example: Apple,…

Q: During fertilization in flowering plants, one sperm cell nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus,…

A: The gymnosperms, also known as Acrogymnospermae. They produce seeds without covering. So, they are…