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The GINGKOS, GNETOPHYTES and CYCADS are the closest relatives of the familiar pine and spruce trees. These plants are coniferous and belong to the plant <span>family Pinaceae. They are coniferous in a way that they produce hanging cones and have needle shaped leaves.</span>
Answer:
The expansion of excess water as it turns to ice inside the cells would break the cells apart
Explanation:
We know that water expands anomalously. It expands between 4- 0°C.
Hence water expands upon freezing. Ice has more volume than liquid water and takes up more space in plant cells.
The expansion of excess water as it turns to ice inside the cells would break the cells apart
