Gymnosperms - Conifers
Ovule is not completely surrounded by sporophyte tissue
Conifers - most familiar gymnosperms (pines, redwoods, cedar)
Tree = sporophyte; ? cone upper branches, ? cones lower branches
2 ? ovules at each base of ? cone leave (becomes woody);take two or more years to mature
Pollen tube grows out of pollen (? gametophyte), digests ovule tissue, reaches archegonium after 15 months, and releases 2 sperms