Plant Kingdom Question 512
Assertion : Both bryophytes and pteridophytes contain well-developed antheridia. Reason : Biflagellate sperms are produced by their antheridia.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
In bryophytes, antheridia are well developed and often possess a stalk.
In pteridophytes, antheridia are less developed and generally devoid of a stalk whereas pteridophytes produces multiflagellate sperm formed from androcyte cells of the antheridium.
Bryophytes has biflagellate sperm.
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