Ques. 1AIPMT 2002
Which of the following plants produces seeds but not flowers?
- Maize
- Mint
- Peepal
- Pinus
Answer
(4) Pinus
Solution
As per NCERT, gymnosperms (gymnos: naked, sperma: seeds) are plants in which the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall; they produce seeds but no flowers or fruits.
⇒ Maize, mint and peepal are angiosperms (flowering plants).
∴ Pinus, a gymnosperm, produces seeds but not flowers.
Answer: (4)