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“Gymnosperm” means “naked seed.” Gymnosperms release pollen, which is carried usually by the wind, and the pollen (male gamete) fertilizes the seed (female gamete). The seed develops on the upper side of a cone scale. Once pollination occurs, the zygote (fertilized female gamete) grows into a mature sporophyte (adult plant).
