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Xylem in gymnosperm lacks
Xylem in gymnosperm lacks
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The correct option is B Vessels
Gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants that lack the combination of specialized features that characterize the flowering plants (angiosperms). The name gymnosperm means naked seed. (e.g. gymnasium); that is, the seeds are not enclosed within fruits. In the Angiosperms, the seeds are covered in the ovary.Gymnosperms, then, are all fruitless seed plants. Most gymnosperms lack vessels in their xylem (unlike flowering plants which have both vessels and tracheids), except for the gnetophytes, which have vesselsSo, the correct answer is 'Vessels'
Gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants that lack the combination of specialized features that characterize the flowering plants (angiosperms). The name gymnosperm means naked seed. (e.g. gymnasium); that is, the seeds are not enclosed within fruits. In the Angiosperms, the seeds are covered in the ovary.
Gymnosperms, then, are all fruitless seed plants.
Most gymnosperms lack vessels in their xylem (unlike flowering plants which have both vessels and tracheids), except for the gnetophytes, which have vessels
So, the correct answer is 'Vessels'
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