Cycads · Botany

Which habit is most typical of many cycads?

  1. Tiny floating thallus with no roots
  2. Soft herbaceous stem with true flowers
  3. Filamentous body without vascular tissue
  4. Palm-like trunk with a crown of leaves
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Correct answer: Palm-like trunk with a crown of leaves

Many cycads have a stout, unbranched or weakly branched trunk with a crown of large compound leaves. Their appearance is often palm-like, although they are not true palms.

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