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Transcription: Plants that do not use flowers for reproduction include conifers, ferns, mosses and seaweeds. The last are not true plants. Conifers reproduce by means of cones. A male cone is usually smaller than a female cone, and both are usually carried on the same tree. Conifers have needle-like leaves whose small surface area prevents the plant losing too much water. This helps conifers survive in the cold, dry places they often live in. Many conifers are evergreen. They do not shed their leaves in the fall.