Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack

Gymnosperms are also called soft wood spermatophytes because they lack
  1. cambium
  2. phloem fibres
  3. thick-walled tracheids
  4. xylem fibres

Solution

Gymnosperms lack xylem fibres. Large amount of parenchymatous cells are present with secondary xylem tracheids. So, these are also known as softwood spermatophytes.

Asked in: NEET 2012 (Screening)

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