How do gymnosperms and angiosperms differ from each other?
Gymnosperms:
Gymnosperms are vascular plants belonging to the Plantae Kingdom that produce naked seeds.
Angiosperms:
Angiosperms | Gymnosperms |
1. Flowering plants produce seed that is contained in the ovaries. | 1. Non-flowering plants generate a seed that is either unenclosed or naked. |
2. These plants have a seasonal life cycle. | 2. The plants are perennial. |
3. The tissue is triploid. | 3. Tissues that are haploid |
4. Leaves are flat in shape. | 4. The leaves are scale-like and needle-like in shape |
5. Hardwood species | 5. Softwood species |
6. Flowers have a reproductive system (unisexual or bisexual) | 6. Cones have a unisexual reproductive system. |
7. There is double fertilization. | 7. Absence of double fertilization |
8. Style and stigma are both present. | 8. Style and stigma are both absent. |
9. Because sperm lack flagella, they are deposited on eggs. | 9. Flagella help sperm swim through ovules to reach the egg. |