Question

Plants with hidden reproductive organ are called as

• A. Gymnosperms
• B. Cryptogamae
• C. Phanerogams
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Cryptogamae

Cryptogamae means hidden reproduction, referring to the fact that no seed is produced, thus cryptogams represent the non-seed bearing plants. A cryptogam is a plant that reproduces by spores, without flowers or seeds.

Gymnosperm are any vascular plant that reproduces by means of an exposed seed, or ovule. Unlike angiosperms, or flowering plants, whose seeds are enclosed by mature ovaries, or fruits, the seeds of many gymnosperms are borne in cones and are not visible until maturity.

Phanerogams are any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores).

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.