Question

How do angiosperm seeds differ from gymnosperm seeds?

Answer 1

Hint: With a few similarities, both angiosperms and gymnosperms are seed-bearing plants. This is due to gymnosperms that were present for at least 200 million years before the angiosperms came into existence and they may have shared a common ancestor also. Both angiosperms and gymnosperms differ in their diversity. The diversity of angiosperms is larger than the gymnosperms.

Complete answer:
-The word angiosperm came from Greek, which means “container.” The angiosperms are vascular plants, which bear seeds in fruits or mature ovaries and they form flowers that carry reproductive organs and fruits.
-The gymnosperms bear seeds directly on sporophylls without covering. Gymnosperms belong to the Kingdom Plantae, are vascular plants which bear naked seeds.

Angiosperms	Gymnosperms
1. Flowering plant produces seed which is enclosed within an ovary.	1. Non-flowering plants produce the seeds and are unenclosed or naked.
2. The lifecycle of these plants is seasonal.	2. These plants are mostly evergreen.
3. Have triploid tissue.	3. Have haploid tissue.
4. Shape of the leaves is flat.	4. The Shapes of the leaves are scale-like and needle-like.
5. Hardwood type.	5. Softwood type.
6. Animals help in reproduction.	6. Wind helps in reproduction.
7. Reproductive system present in flowers (unisexual or bisexual).	7. Reproductive system present in cones and are unisexual.

Note: Gymnosperms are robust plants and they can survive in a variety of habitats. However, fruit and flowers are the two navel features of angiosperms. The fruits aid in dispersing seeds while the flowers protect the ovule. Due to this character, angiosperms are considered better than gymnosperms.