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.