GYMNOSPERMS

• Kingdom : Plantae
• Division :

Ginkgo biloba

Cycadophyta

Coniferophyta

Gnetophyta

• Woody plant
• Produce seeds but the seeds are not enclosed inside an ovary
• Unlike angiosperms, gymnosperm seeds are more exposed
• No fruits or flower
• More than half are tree, most of the rest are shrubs
• Significance :

(i) Provide food and habitat for
(ii) Prevent soil erosion
(iii) Reduce greenhouse gases
(iv) Paper industry, resins, turpentine

• Eg : pines, conifer, spruce

gymnosperm(cycad)

gymnosperm(cycad)

gymnosperm-gingko biloba

gymnosperm-gingko biloba

pines gymnosperms

pines gymnosperms