While walking in a forest, you find a plant with what appear to be unfertilized seeds on little scales exposed to the air. Yellow dust-like particles are on the surface of the unfertilized seeds. This plant is a(n):

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The description matches that of a gymnosperm. Gymnosperms produce unfertilized seeds that are typically exposed to the air on scales and have a yellowish pollen-like substance that helps with their dispersal. Angiosperms produce seeds that are enclosed within a fruit, bryophytes don't produce seeds, seedless vascular plants don't produce seeds either but have vascular tissue, and algae don't produce seeds but instead reproduce through spores or other means.

While Walking in a Forest, You Find a Plant with What