Cycads are gymnosperms that were diverse and abundant during the Mesozoic era. extant species of cycads share many traits with those from the Mesozoic era. Cycads bear cones, are long-lived with slow growth rates, show late reproductive maturity, and have very few offspring. based on this description, the cycads are responses k-strategists with a type i survivorship curve.
<h3>What are Cycads?</h3>
Cycads are seed plants with a thick, woody trunk and a crown of sizable, stiff, pinnate, evergreen leaves. The species are dioecious, meaning that each plant of a species is either a male plant or a female plant. Cycads come in a variety of sizes, with trunks ranging in height from a few centimeters to several meters.
Cycads are essentially woody plants with cone-shaped reproductive structures as well as roots, a stem, and leaves.
Ancient vascular plants known as cycads were once a significant part of the world's flora. Cycad fossils go back to the early Permian.
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