Single Choice

Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.

ALycopodium, Psilotum, Selaginella, Equisetum
BEquisetum, Pteris, Salvinia, Psilotum
CSalvinia, Pteris, Lycopodium, Selaginella
DEquisetum, Psilotum, Lycopodium, Pteris
Correct Answer

Solution

Pteridophytes, may produce similar spores (homosporous) or dissimilar spores (hetemspctous). Selaginella and Salvinia show heterospory.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Plant Kingdom

Read the following five statements (A-E) and answer as asked next to them. (A) In Equisetum, the male gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophytes. (B) In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent. (C) The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum. (D) Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous. (E) The spores of slime molds lack cell walls. How many of the above statements are correct?

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