Question
Which one of the following is the characteristic feature of gymnosperms?
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Botany
Plant Kingdom
2025
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NEET Botany Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. Seeds are enclosed in fruits
- B. Seeds are naked
- C. Seeds are absent
- D. Gymnosperms have flowers for reproduction
Answer
B. Seeds are naked
Step-by-step solution
The gymnosperms (Gymnos : naked, sperma seed) are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by an ovary wall and remains exposed, both before and after fertilization. The seeds that develop post-fertilization, are not covered, i.e., naked.
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