Which among the following gymnosperms is a living fossil?

Pinus

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Riccia

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Gnetum

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Ginkgo

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Solution

The correct option is D Ginkgo
A living fossil is an organism that has remained essentially unchanged from earlier time and whose close relatives are usually extinct.

Ex - King Crab (Limulus), Ginkgo tree

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