Plant Kingdom Question 17
Question: Elaters are present in sporogonium of [CMC Vellore 1993; AIIMS 2002]
Options:
A) Riccia
B) Marchantia
C) Selaginella
D) Sphagnum
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
The sporogonium of marchantia is differentiated into foot, seta and capsule.
Capsule contains elaters (2n).
Elaters are diploid, spindle shaped hygroscopic elongated structures with 2 spiral bands.
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