Ferns:
- Ferns are vascular plants. They are mostly found in damp and shady areas.
- Ferns are not gymnosperms. They are pteridophytes.
- They have a well-developed vascular system. They do not produce seeds or flowers, hence called cryptogams.
- Ferns reproduce by forming flagellated motile spores.
- Examples- water fern, bracken, etc.
Gymnosperm:
- Gymnosperms refer to plants in which ovules are not enclosed inside the ovary wall.
- Thus the seeds are referred to as naked seeds, where separate cones are present for both the sexes.
- This is in contrast to gymnosperms that reproduce through seeds.
- Example- conifers, gnetophytes, cycads, etc.
Ferns:
- Ferns are vascular plants. They are mostly found in damp and shady areas.
- Ferns are not gymnosperms. They are pteridophytes.
- They have a well-developed vascular system. They do not produce seeds or flowers, hence called cryptogams.
- Ferns reproduce by forming flagellated motile spores.
- Examples- water fern, bracken, etc.
Gymnosperm:
- Gymnosperms refer to plants in which ovules are not enclosed inside the ovary wall.
- Thus the seeds are referred to as naked seeds, where separate cones are present for both the sexes.
- This is in contrast to gymnosperms that reproduce through seeds.
- Example- conifers, gnetophytes, cycads, etc.
