Plant Kingdom Question 557
Question: Assertion : In leptosporangiate development, sporangia are formed from a group of initials. Reason : Eusporangiate development of sporangia starts from single initial.
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 eusporangiate type of development, large sporangia develop from a group of initials.
In leptosporangiate type of development, small sporangia develop from a single initial, the former builds the entire sporangium, its contents and stalk and the latter takes no part in the process.