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What are the important characteristics of gymnosperms?

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1. Most plants are perennial and woody. 2. They are xerophytic, with sunken stomata and thick cuticle. 3. The xylem is without vessels and phloem lacks companion cells. 4. Reproductive organs are usually in the form of cones or strobili. The male cones are made up of microsporophylls and female cones...
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1. Most plants are perennial and woody. 2. They are xerophytic, with sunken stomata and thick cuticle. 3. The xylem is without vessels and phloem lacks companion cells. 4. Reproductive organs are usually in the form of cones or strobili. The male cones are made up of microsporophylls and female cones are made up of megasporophylls. 5. Microsporophylls bear microsporangia (900-1000 microsporangia in sori in Cycas and two microsporangia in Pinus sps.). 6. Large number of microspores (pollen grains), are produced in microsporan­gia after reduction division, which later form male gametophytes. 7. Male gametophytes of all gymnosperms produces pollen tubes. 8. In the nucellus of megasporangia (ovules) one of the cells forms megaspore mother cell which after reduction division forms a linear tetrad of megaspores of which only one is functional. 9. Functional megaspore forms female gametophyte (also called endosperm). Thus the endosperm is a pre-fertilization tissue in gymnosperms). 10. On the micropylar end of female gametophyte are differentiated two or more archegonia. 11. All gymnosperms are wind pollinated. 12. Usually polyembryony is found in seed although ultimately only one embryo survives. 13. Archegonia lack neck canal cells. 14. Embryo bears two as in Cycas or more (10-11 in Pinus) cotyledons. read less
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The most important characteristics is their seeds are not enclosed and they are non flowering plants.
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Important characteristics of gymnosperms are as follow: 1. Most plants are perennial and woody. 2. They are xerophytic, with sunken stomata and thick cuticle. 3. The xylem is without vessels and phloem lacks companion cells. 4. Reproductive organs are usually in the form of cones or strobili. The...
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Important characteristics of gymnosperms are as follow: 1. Most plants are perennial and woody. 2. They are xerophytic, with sunken stomata and thick cuticle. 3. The xylem is without vessels and phloem lacks companion cells. 4. Reproductive organs are usually in the form of cones or strobili. The male cones are made up of microsporophylls and female cones are made up of megasporophylls. 5. Microsporophylls bear microsporangia (900-1000 microsporangia in sori in Cycas and two microsporangia in Pinus sps.). 6. Large number of microspores (pollen grains), are produced in microsporan­gia after reduction division, which later form male gametophytes. 7. Male gametophytes of all gymnosperms produces pollen tubes. 8. In the nucellus of megasporangia (ovules) one of the cells forms megaspore mother cell which after reduction division forms a linear tetrad of megaspores of which only one is functional. 9. Functional megaspore forms female gametophyte (also called endosperm). Thus the endosperm is a pre-fertilization tissue in gymnosperms). 10. On the micropylar end of female gametophyte are differentiated two or more archegonia. 11. All gymnosperms are wind pollinated. 12. Usually polyembryony is found in seed although ultimately only one embryo survives. 13. Archegonia lack neck canal cells. 14. Embryo bears two as in Cycas or more (10-11 in Pinus) cotyledons. read less
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