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A gymnosperm where fertilization occurs by both siphonogamy and zoidiogamy is

Updated On: Mar 29, 2024
  • Pinus
  • Gnetum
  • Ginkgo
  • Cycas.
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Answer (d) Cycas.
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  • Cycas is one of the gymnosperms where the fertilization can occur both by zooidogamy and siphonogamy.
  •  In siphonogamy, pollen tubes are developed to carry male gametes to female gametes and zooidogamy involves the transfer of male gametes to the female gametes without the use of a pollen tube.
  •  On the other hand, in Ginkgo, Pinus, and Gnetum, fertilization occurs by siphonogamy only.
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Concepts Used:

Plant Kingdom

The Plant Kingdom comprises all the plants that have some shared characteristics. These are bacteria (prokaryotes), photosynthetic plants, fungi, and several non-photosynthetic plants.

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Several features of Kingdom Plantae are as follows:

  • They are stationary. They are static and usually remain in one place only.
  • They have branches that expanded and green leaves due to the presence of chlorophyll.
  • They are an autotrophic mode of nutrition that simply means they prepare their food with the help of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide. It is further known as self-nutrition.
  • They indulge in photosynthesis during the day and therefore more carbon dioxide is needed during the day and at night it is released.
  • They secure their food in the form of starch-like algae.
  • They have an inelastic wall around their cell known as a cell wall comprised of cellulose.
  • There is an absence of the nervous system and excretory system.
  • Reproduction is entirely dependent on air, insects and water. Asexual and vegetative method of reproduction is noticed or detected.
  • The non-photosynthetic plants acquire their food through parasitism, i.e through their host like Indian pipe.

Read More: Classification of Plants