Question

Cycas is a gymnosperm because of

• A. Vessels present in xylem
• B. Living fossil
• C. Naked seed without fruit
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Naked seed without fruit

• Cycads are seed plants with a long fossil history. They are gymnosperms (naked seeded), meaning their unfertilized seeds are open to the air to be directly fertilized by pollination. In contrast, the angiosperms have enclosed seeds with more complex fertilization arrangements.
• Cycads have very specialized pollinators, usually a specific species of beetle. They have been reported to fix nitrogen in association with a cyanobacterium living in the roots

So, the correct answer is 'Naked seed without fruit'.