Chapter 7, lesson 2

1. Gymnosperms & Angiosperms

2. Gymnosperms
•Vascular plants that
produce seeds – no flowers
and fruits
Cycad
•Seeds in cones or hard
berries
•Four groups
Conifer
•Conifers
•Cycads
•Gingkos
•Gnetophytes
•Most are evergreens
Gingko
Gnetophyte

3. Conifers
•Trees that grow cones are in a group called conifers. The cones of
the conifers are very important because they are the place where the tree makes
and shelters its seeds.

4. Life Cycle of a Gymnosperm
Sapling
Seeds
Tree
Cone

5. Angiosperms
•Vascular plants that
produce flowers that can
produce seeds or fruits
•Produce pollen
•Bees help transfer pollen
•Seeds in fruit
•Not all fruit is edible
•Mostly Deciduous – leaves
die in the winter

6. Life Cycle of an Angiosperm