Define the role of cycus in gymnosperms?

Concepts of Biology
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Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter14: Diversity Of Plants
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Problem 16CTQ: What are the four modern-day groups of gymnosperms?
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Define the role of cycus in gymnosperms?

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Also known as Acrogymnospermae, gymnosperms are a group of vascular plants that produce seeds which are not enclosed in the ovary. Gymnosperm is a Greek word where "gymnos" means naked and "sperma" means seed. Example: conifers, cycades, Ginkgo etc. These plants are the first to develop seeds and represent an example of evolution in plant kingdom. Since they have seeds that sit on the exposed leaf-surface, flowers or fruits are not formed out of these seeds. at present, thousand of gymnosperm species are found which are classified into 4 broad categories: Coniferophyta, Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta and Gnetophyta.

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