Plant Kingdom Question 168

Question: Assertion : The sex organs in the bryophytes are jacketed. Reason : Bryophytes are land plants.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Bryophytes are a group of non-vascular land plants.

The sex organs in the bryophytes are multicellular and jacketed.

The jacket of sterile cells around the sperms and eggs is an adaptation to a life on land.

It protects the sex cells against the drying effects of air.