Question

Do Gymnosperms produce carpels?

Answer 1

Gymnosperms:

Unlike angiosperms, or flowering plants, whose seeds are enclosed by fully developed ovaries, or fruits, gymnosperms, or any vascular plant, reproduce by the use of an exposed seed, or ovule.

Carpel:

The ovules are further encased by the carpel, which is a modified leaf that may be developed from a megasporphyll.

No, Carpels are only found in angiosperms.

1. As a result, all Gymnosperms are seedless seed plants. And they're made up of a diverse set of plants that are known for producing naked seeds.
2. They don't have the folded, minimally sealed carpels that flowering plants have.
3. The ovules, not the stigmatic section of the carpels, are the pollen-receptive structures in gymnosperms.

Final answer: Gymnosperms do not produce carpels.