Flowering plants that bear flowers, fruits and seeds are called

2011

Flowering plants that bear flowers, fruits and seeds are called

  1. A.

    Cryptogams

  2. B.

    Ferns

  3. C.

    Gymnosperms

  4. D.

    Angiosperms

Attempted by 1 students.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

Based on their mode of reproduction, plants are classified into two broad groups: Cryptogams, which are flowerless plants that reproduce through spores (algae, fungi, bryophytes, and pteridophytes such as ferns), and Phanerogams, which are seed-bearing plants with true flowers. Phanerogams are further divided into Gymnosperms, whose seeds are 'naked' and not enclosed within a fruit, and Angiosperms, whose flowers develop into a fruit that encloses the seed.

The question asks for the group of plants that bear flowers, fruits, and seeds together — all three features in one plant.

  • Cryptogams reproduce by spores, not seeds, and never produce flowers or fruits, so this group does not fit.

  • Ferns are a type of cryptogam (a pteridophyte); like other cryptogams, they reproduce by spores and never bear flowers, fruits, or seeds.

  • Gymnosperms do produce seeds, but the seeds sit exposed on the surface of cone-like structures rather than being enclosed in a fruit, and gymnosperms lack true flowers.

  • Angiosperms produce true flowers, and after fertilisation the ovary of the flower develops into a fruit that encloses the seed(s) — matching all three features in the question.

A mango tree is a familiar example: its flower develops into a mango fruit with the seed inside — a hallmark of Angiosperms. A pine tree, by contrast, is a Gymnosperm: its seeds are exposed on the scales of a cone, with no flower or fruit involved. This confirms that flowering plants bearing flowers, fruits, and seeds together are called Angiosperms.

Explore the full course: Rssb Senior Computer Instructor

Loading lesson…