Question

Why Cycas is called a living fossil?

Answer 1

Cycas is known as living fossils because:

1. The similarities and differences between living species with an extinct specimens are referred to as "living fossils."
2. Cycas are often known as "living fossils" since they have survived virtually unchanged through the years.
3. Cycads, a plant family with roughly 300 species, are thought to be only a few million years old and are regarded as one of the living fossils by some.
4. Cycas are evergreen palm-like plants with sporophytic leaves, stems, and roots.
5. They reproduce sexually by fusing distinct oogamous gametes (male and female).