Plant Kingdom Question 50

Question: In ferns, antherozoids are [CPMT 1981, 84, 87, 89, 94; BHU 1986, 90]

Options:

A) Coiled and multiflagellate

B) Coiled and biflagellate

C) Sickle shaped and biflagellate

D) Sickle shaped and multiflagellate

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

In ferns, antherozoids (male gametes) are typically coiled and possess multiple flagella. These multiflagellate antherozoids are adapted to swim through water to reach the archegonia (female reproductive organs) for fertilization