Plant-Kingdom Question 794
In Spirogyra, sometimes the gametes behave directly as zygospores without fusion. Such reproductive bodies are called oospores [AIIMS 1992]
Options:
A) Azygospores
B) Hypnospores
C) Zygospores
D) Aplanospores
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
On failure in fusion of two gametes, both the gametes develop into azygotes.
Under unfavorable conditions, the filament of S.varians placed in sugar solution develops parthenospore or azygospore.