Conifers differ from grasses in the
- formation of endosperm before fertilization
- production of seeds from ovules
- lack of xylem tracheids
- absence of pollen tubes
Answer
(1) formation of endosperm before fertilization
Solution
Conifers are gymnosperms; grasses are angiosperms (monocots).
∵ In gymnosperms the endosperm is the haploid female gametophyte tissue, formed before fertilisation.
∵ In angiosperms the endosperm is triploid (3n), formed after fertilisation from the primary endosperm nucleus (triple fusion).
Both produce seeds from ovules, both have tracheids and both form pollen tubes ⇒ options (2), (3) and (4) are not differences.
Answer: (1)