One division of this group has members resembling a cross between a fern and a palm known as cycads.
One member of the "pro" named predecessors to this group was the fern like, spore-bearing Archaeopteris. One division of this group has members resembling a cross between a fern and a palm known as cycads. Another division of this group, which includes the gingko biloba, often exhibits (*) cones and needles. The seeds of this group of plants are not enclosed, thus giving them a name meaning "naked seeds." For 10 points, name this group of plants contrasted with the flowering plants or angiosperms.
One member of the "pro" named predecessors to this group was the fern like, spore-bearing Archaeopteris.
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