Plant Kingdom Question 355

Question: The prothallus represents [KCET 1999; AIIMS 1999]

Options:

A) Gametophyte of fern

B) Sporophyte of angiosperm

C) Sporophyte of gymnosperm

D) Sporophyte of fern

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Gametophyte of fern is exosporic, flat, green, autotrophic, cordate (Heart shaped), multicellular, short lived, small reduced, dorsiventral, free living independent, nonvascular gametophyte called prothallus.