Plant Kingdom Question 305
Question: Seed of Pinus shows three generations as [J & K CET 2002]
Options:
A) Parent sporophyte, gametophyte and future sporophyte
B) Parent gametophyte, sporophyte and future gametophyte
C) Parent sporophyte, sporophyte, future gametophyte
D) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
The seed of Pinus: (1) Parent 2n, sporophyte represented by wing, testa, tegmen and perisperm (nucellus).
(2) Female gametophyte (n) represented by enclosperm.
(3) Future sporophyte (2n) represented by embryo (Plumule, radicle, suspensor and cotyledons).