NEETBiologyPlant KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
Select one of the following pairs of important features distinguishing Gnetum from Cycas and Pinus and showing affinities with angiosperms.
- APerianth and two integuments
- BEmbryo development and apical meristem
- CAbsence of resin duct and leaf venation
- DPresence of vessel elements and absence of archegonia
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Correct answer: D
In gymnosperm except Order Gnetales (Gnetum) xylem consist of xylem parenchyma and tracheids with bordered pits but lacks vessels. So, Gnetales are the most advanced among gymnosperms. They lack archegonia in female gametophyte thus showing similarity with angiosperm and act as connecting link between the two.
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