JIPMER 2009
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Plant Kingdom
JIPMER 2009 · Botany · Plant Kingdom
Which of the following is not the feature of gymnosperms?
Which of the following is not the feature of gymnosperms?
Options
- AParallel venation
- BPerennial plants
- CDistinct branches (long and short branches)
- DXylem with vessels
Correct answer
D. Xylem with vessels
Step-by-step solution
Gymnosperms (Gymno = naked + sperma = seed) are naked seeded plants in which ovule is not covered by ovary. In gymnosperms, xylem contains only tracheids and xylem parenchyma; vessels are absent (exceptionally present in Gnetales)