Question

Do all plants produce flowers?

Answer 1

Flowering plants

1. Plants that produce flowers. These reproductive structures ensure pollination occurs by attracting pollinators like insects and birds.
2. Flowers also give protection to the developing embryo and ovule.
3. These plants are grouped under the clade Angiospermae, also called angiosperms.
4. Examples- roses, orchids, tomatoes, lilac, etc.

Non-flowering plants

1. Certain plants do not produce flowers. They include cryptogams and gymnosperms.
2. Gymnosperms are non-flowering plants that produce naked seeds.
3. Examples- cycads, conifers.
4. Cryptogams are plant-like organisms or plants that produce spores instead of flowers or seeds.
5. Examples- moss, fern, alga, etc.