Question

1 by looking at a plant, how can you tell if it is a cycad and not a palm?
look for pollen
look for roots
look for cones
look for leaves

Explanation:

Cycads are gymnosperms that produce cones, while palms are angiosperms (flowering plants) and do not have cones. Looking for cones is a key morphological difference. Roots, leaves, and pollen are not as distinctively different between cycads and palms for this identification.

Answer:

look for cones