Question

Are gymnosperms vascular?

Answer 1

Gymnosperms:

1. Gymnosperms refer to plants in which ovules are not enclosed inside the ovary wall.
2. Example: Pinus.
3. Vascular plants possess vascular tissues such as xylem and phloem. These tissues play important roles in water, mineral, and food transport.
4. Gymnosperms are vascular plants.
5. They possess tracheids instead of xylem vessels.
6. They have albuminous cells instead of companion cells and sieve cells in the phloem.