WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPORES AND SEEDS?
Pam Daniels
Both spores and seeds perform a similar function – the dispersal of the organism. They differ in several ways. Seeds are produced by flowering plants and gymnosperms like conifers; they are the result of sexual reproduction and consist of an embryo enclosed by a protective coat. Spores are the reproductive bodies of cryptogamic plants and are produced in a variety of ways. They are usually microscopic and may be single cells or multicellular.