NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consist of two stages. 2. The first stage is leafy stage followed by second stage that is protonema. 3. The protonema stage bears the sex organs. 4. Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by fragmentation and budding in the secondary protonema.
Options
- AOnly 1 and 4 are correct
- BBoth 1 and 3 are incorrect
- CAll are incorrect
- DOnly 3 is correct
Correct answer
A. Only 1 and 4 are correct
Step-by-step solution
The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The first stage is the protonema stage. The second stage is the leafy stage. This stage bears the sex organs. Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by fragmentation and budding in the secondary protonema.