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Gymnospermsareoneoftwomajorgroupsofseedbearing
plantsandtrees.Theothergroupistheangiosperms,which
arethefloweringtreesandplants.Thenamegymnosperm
means'nakedseed'.Conifers,ginkgoes,andcycadsareall
differentkindsofgymnosperms.Unliketheangiosperms,the

angiospermsplantswith
seeds

gymnospermswerearoundbeforethedinosaurs.
Gymnospermsincludesomeoftheoldestandlargesttrees
alivetodaysuchasthebristleconepinesandthegiant
redwoodsofCalifornia.
Conifers
Conifersarethewoodyevergreentreeslikepine,fir,cedar,
hemlock,andspruce.Conifermeans'conebearing'.The
conesaredividedintomaleandfemalecones.Themale
cones,whichareusuallymuchsmaller,producepollenthatis
carriedbythewindtothelargerfemalecones.Aseedis
eventuallyformedinthefemalecone,whichdropstothe
groundandproducesasapling.Mostconifersaremonoecious,
whichmeaneachtreeproducesbothmaleandfemalecones.
Cycads
Thesepalmliketreesarenotpalmsatall.Theyaremuch
older.Theywerethepredominantvegetationduringtheageof
thedinosaurs,manyofwhichprobablyatecycads.Today,they
aremostlyfoundinhottropicalareas.Thedeclineofcycads
worldwidewasprobablytheresultofcompetitionwiththe
angiosperms,whichevolvedduringthe
Ginkgoes
Theginkgotreeisa'livingfossil'.Ithasremainedvirtually
unchangedformillionsofyears.Fossilizedgingkoleaveslook
nearlyidenticaltomodernginkgoleaves.Onlyonespeciesof
gingkotreeexiststoday.Theginkgoisdioecious,whichmeans
thetreesareeithermaleorfemale.Sinceitisresistantto
pollution,thegingkotreeispopularamongcitylandscapers,
butonlythemaletreebecausetheseedsonthefemaletree
containtherancidsmellingbutyricacid.
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predominantmostimportant
vegetationgreenplants
tropical(relatedtoareasnear
theEquator/hotandhumid)
evolvedchanged(andgot
better)
fossil(somethinginarockthat
livedalongtimeago/old,
outdatedthing)
virtuallyalmost
Fossilized(turnedintorock
overtime/oldandoutdated)
landscape(wideviewofa
naturescene/wideareaof
beautifulland)
rancidstinky

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