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Stem of gymnosperm is aerial.

Stem of pteridophytes are mostly underground.

Tree Ferns have long aerial stems but these are Pteridophytes. The real difference is that gymnosperms bear seeds pteridophytes are without seeds.

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Q: What is the difference between pteridophytes and gymnosperms?
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What is difference between pteridophytes and gymnosperm?

Gymnosperms are a group of seed bearing plants including conifers, there are only between 700 and 900 species. Pteridophytes produce neither seeds nor flowers, they reproduce by spores. They are often planted as ornamentals.


Why are angiosperms closely related to pteridophytes?

gymnosperms


A plant that produces a naked seed?

Actually Pteridophytes are ferns and the like. They have spores. I think Gymnosperms is the term you're thinking of. It comes from the Greek for naked seed.


The first land inhabitating plants are?

(1) Angiosperms (2) Bryophytes (3) Gymnosperms (4) Pteridophytes.


What is the main difference between agiosperms and gymnosperms?

In angiosperm seeds are enclosed inside the ovary whereas in gymnosperm seeds are naked (i. e. born on megasporophyll) Gymnosperms have archegonium for egg whereas in angiosperms it is replaced by an embryo sac.


Is a seed plant that produces naked seeds?

Actually Pteridophytes are ferns and the like. They have spores. I think Gymnosperms is the term you're thinking of. It comes from the Greek for naked seed.


What is the difference between vascular pants and non vascular plants?

You get two pairs for less than double and they don't crease but they do not last as long as the plants. Vascular plants have well defined xylem & phloem and is the characterstic feature of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. Non-vascular plants lack xylem & ploem as in case of Algae, Fungi and Bryophytes.


What kind of plants reproduce with spores and which kind of plants reproduce with seeds?

Plants belonging to bryophytes and Pteridophytes etc. reproduce with spores and thoseof gymnosperms and angiosperms reproduce with seeds.


How are gynosperms different from angia sperms?

The difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms is that gymnosperms develop cones as their seed to use in the fertilization process, and angiosperms produce flowers and fruits as their seed to use in the fertilization process.


How submerge plant reproduce?

There are various types of submerged plants, they may be algae , brophytes ,pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms. Submerged plants also reproduce like terrestrial ones. There may be isogamy , anisogamy, oogamy.


What plant has an xylem?

virtually all plants Only vascular plants belonging to Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms have xylem; others like Algae, Fungi and Bryophytes do not have xylem and therefore these are called non-vascular plants.