Question
Which correctly distinguishes between how a pine tree and an apple tree reproduce?
The pine tree bears flowers; the apple tree does not have any flowers.
The pine tree has unprotected seeds; the apple tree has seeds in fruit.
The pine tree is vascular; the apple tree is a seedless, nonvascular plant.
The pine tree is nonvascular; the apple tree is vascular.
The pine tree bears flowers; the apple tree does not have any flowers.
The pine tree has unprotected seeds; the apple tree has seeds in fruit.
The pine tree is vascular; the apple tree is a seedless, nonvascular plant.
The pine tree is nonvascular; the apple tree is vascular.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
The correct choice is:
"The pine tree has unprotected seeds; the apple tree has seeds in fruit."
Explanation: Pines are gymnosperms — they produce "naked" seeds (usually on cones) not enclosed in fruits. Apple trees are angiosperms — they produce flowers and seeds that develop inside an ovary, which becomes the fruit.
"The pine tree has unprotected seeds; the apple tree has seeds in fruit."
Explanation: Pines are gymnosperms — they produce "naked" seeds (usually on cones) not enclosed in fruits. Apple trees are angiosperms — they produce flowers and seeds that develop inside an ovary, which becomes the fruit.