What are the differences beetween angiosperms and gymnosperms?
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1. In angiosperms there is fruit as well as seed formation.
In gymnosperm ther is only seed formation but no fruit
formation, this is the most important and major difference
between them.
2. Gymnosperms are all trees, some of them are very tall
and massive. The Angiosperms, on the other hand, can be
trees, herbs as well as shrubs.
3. Gymnosperms have Tracheids in xylem and sieve cells in
phloem , companion cells are absent. Their xylem walls have
bordered pits. In Angiosperms, true vessels i.e. tracheae
are present in xylem. Sieve tubes and companion cells are
present in phloem. Their xylem walls show simple pits.
4. Gymnosperms are more ancient than the Angiosperms.
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Answer / suman dutta
gymnosperms do not have fruit as their is no ovary present
in the gymnosperms while fruits are present in angiosperms
as ovary is present.(ovary develops in fruit in maturity
after fertilization)
all the gymnosperms are mainly found in the cold areas
,while a few belong to the warm areas but angiosperms are
present in through out world.
gymnosperms lack vessel and companion cell in xylem and
phloem.while angiosperms have those.
bordered pits are characteristic of gymnosperms and not
present in angiosperms there pits are simple.
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