Four of the five answers below are correct statements about gymnosperm reproduction. Select the exception.

A) Pollen grains mature into mature male gametophytes.
B) Sperm in gymnosperms are not flagellated.
C) Sperm reach egg cells through a pollen tube.
D) The zygote develops into a mature seed.
E) Seed cones and pollen cones always develop on separate trees.

Gymnosperm Reproduction

The method of reproduction in seed-producing plants (gymnosperms) that do not form flowers, involving the release of pollen to fertilize ovules.

Pollen Grains

Microscopic structures produced by the male part of plants, containing male gametes, used for fertilizing the female ovules in the process of sexual reproduction.

Flagellated

Describing cells or organisms that possess one or more flagella, which are used for movement.