Question

1. a maple tree produces male and female flowers. which term best describes the maple?

a. gymnosperm b. angiosperm
c. sporophyte d. non - vascular

Explanation:

• Gymnosperms have naked seeds and do not produce flowers.
• Angiosperms are flowering plants. Since the maple tree produces flowers, it fits the angiosperm category.
• Sporophyte is a stage in the plant life - cycle (a diploid, multicellular stage) and not a term for classifying the whole plant based on flower production.
• Non - vascular plants (like mosses) lack vascular tissue and do not produce flowers.

Answer:

B. angiosperm