Question

Is coconut tree a Gymnosperm?

Answer 1

Hint: Gymnosperms are vascular plants that reproduce by means of exposed seeds. Angiosperms are flowering plants, their seeds are enclosed by mature ovaries or fruits. The coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed.

complete ANSWER:
INTRODUCTION :
Coconut is an Angiosperm and belongs to the family Arecaceae. The tree refers to the coconut palm. It consists of outer covering Exocarp, middle layer is called Mesocarp, the inner hard shell is known as Endocarp, it is the edible part of coconut.
The Coconut is said to be an Angiosperm because angiosperms save their seeds in the fruit. The angiosperm is a large group of plants, it consists of flowers and produced seeds are enclosed within the carpel. Double fertilization is unique to angiosperms. The Angiosperm seeds develop from the ovules and the fruit is developed in the ovary. The coconut plant contains an ovule, it is enclosed within the carpel. The coconut palm is a woody perennial Monocotyledon with trunk and the stem. The Coconut contains an Endosperm, it consists of oils and proteins. It is free nuclear in the centre and multicellular in the outer part (coconut meal). Coconut water is a liquid Endosperm found in the cavity of a nut.

NOTE :
The Scientific name of coconut is Cocos nucifera, it is one of the widespread and useful trees in the world. It is also referred to as the “Tree of life”. The coconut trees are strong with sturdy stems, and the leaves are spirally arranged. The fruit is called drupe and has a persistent endosperm. They bear the reproductive organs in a structure called a flower, the ovule is enclosed within a carpel (female reproductive organ of the flower), it develops to fruit.