Plant Kingdom Question 318

Question: In Pteridophytes/ Dryopteris meiosis occurs at the time of [MP PMT 1986; CBSE PMT 2000; Wardha 2001; AMU 1989; JIPMER 1997; AIIMS 1998]

Options:

A) Gamete formation

B) Spore formation

C) Formation of prothallus

D) Formation of sex organs

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Inside the sporangium, there are 16 spore mother cells which on meiosis (reduction division) produce 64 spores.