Angiosperms&Gymnosperms

Question 1

_________ are the oldest seed plants. They appeared on earth about _________ years ago.

Answer 1

Gymnosperm, 250million

Question 2

The seeds of plants contain an ____________ and ______________.

Answer 2

undeveloped plant, stored food

Question 3

Two ways to distinguish an angiosperm from a gymnosperm are :

1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________

Answer 3

1. Angiosperms produce flowers

2. The seeds of angiosperms are inside a fruit

Question 4

Most fruits, nuts, and vegetables we eat come from ___________

Answer 4

Angiosperm

Question 5

The four divisions of gymnosperms are _______________, ________________, _______________, and _______________

Answer 5

conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, and gnetophytes

Question 6

Conifer ________ loses less water than the wider leaves of flowering plants.

Answer 6

needles

Question 7

While most gymnosperms are evergreen, the larch is ____________ and loses its leaves each fall.

Answer 7

deciduous

Question 8

Gymnosperms are alike in producing their seeds on the _______ of female cones

Answer 8

scales