Which group includes flowering seed plants that produce seeds enclosed by fruits?

Which group includes flowering seed plants that produce seeds enclosed by fruits?

• A. Angiosperms
• B. Gymnosperms
• C. Ferns
• D. Bryophytes

Answer: (A)

Angiosperms are flowering seed plants whose seeds develop inside a fruit. The defining feature is that the ovules are enclosed within a ovary, and after fertilization the ovary matures into a fruit that encases the seeds. This arrangement protects the seeds and often helps disperse them. In contrast, gymnosperms have seeds that are not enclosed in fruits, instead sitting on cones or exposed surfaces; ferns reproduce by spores rather than seeds; bryophytes are nonvascular plants that also reproduce by spores. So the group described—flowering seed plants with seeds enclosed by fruits—is angiosperms.

Angiosperms are flowering seed plants whose seeds develop inside a fruit. The defining feature is that the ovules are enclosed within a ovary, and after fertilization the ovary matures into a fruit that encases the seeds. This arrangement protects the seeds and often helps disperse them. In contrast, gymnosperms have seeds that are not enclosed in fruits, instead sitting on cones or exposed surfaces; ferns reproduce by spores rather than seeds; bryophytes are nonvascular plants that also reproduce by spores. So the group described—flowering seed plants with seeds enclosed by fruits—is angiosperms.