A plant that bears fruit has a column of vascular tissue and a tap root system. This plant is a

Explanation

(a): In angiosperms, seeds are produced inside the ripened ovary called fruit. However in gymnosperms the seeds are not produced inside a fruit. In angiosperms, vascular tissue includes both tracheids and vessels, and in gymnosperms, the vascular tissue contains only tracheids and not vessels. The tap root is the primary root that develops from the radicle. It forms lateral branches which are further branched to form tertiary roots. These are generally found in dicotyledons. In monocotyledons, the primary root is short-lived, tap root is absent and adventitious roots are found. The given description is about angiosperms dicot