Chapter 22, Problem 8STP

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Cycadophyta belongs to category of seed plants. Cycadophyta cones have male or female reproductive structures. The cycad cones can be one meter long and the male and female cones are developed on separate cycad plants. The cycad trees have large divided leaves like palm trees.

Answer to Problem 8STP

Correct answer:

The correct answer is option (C).

Explanation of Solution

Explanation/justification for the correct answer:

Option (C) 3, seeds. The Cycadophyta cones have both male and female reproductive structures that are of cycads and other gymnosperms. The plants that bear cones fall under gymnosperm. So, the correct answer is option (C).

Explanation for incorrect answer:

Option (A)The non-vascular plants have a lack of specialized transport tissue. Bryophyta andanthocerophytaare some of the plants that belong to this category. So, this is an incorrect option.

Option (B)The seedless vascular plants are the spike mosses and ferns. They have a diversity of plants of different sizes. So, this is an incorrect answer.

Option (D) The angiosperms are plants with flowers. They fall under the category of vascular seed plants, they also produce seeds, but Cycadophyta does not have flowers. So, this is an incorrect answer.