Question

Give examples of Cryptogams and Phanerogams and why are they called so?

Answer 1

Cryptogams:

1. Cryptogams are organisms that reproduce through spores rather than flowering seeds.
2. They do not produce flowers.
3. They are non-vascular, i.e, lacking xylem and phloem for transfer of food and water.
4. Examples of cryptogams are ferns, mosses, lichens, algae, etc.

Phanerogams:

1. Plants that are categorized under the phanerogam division reproduce through well-defined sexual organs.
2. They produce flowers with male and reproductive organs.
3. They produce roots, stems, leaves, etc.
4. Eg, Mango, Banyan, conifers, etc.