NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by fragmentation and budding in the secondary protonema. 2. In sexual reproduction, the sex organs antheridia and archegonia are produced at the bottom of the leafy shoots. 3. Common examples of Mosses are Funaria, Polytrichum and Sphagnum. 4. The sporophyte in mosses is more elaborate than that in liverworts. 5. The
Options
- AOnly 1 is incorrect
- BOnly 2 is incorrect
- CBoth 2 and 4 are incorrect
- DAll are incorrect
Correct answer
B. Only 2 is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by fragmentation and budding in the secondary protonema. In sexual reproduction, the sex organs antheridia and archegonia are produced at the apex of the leafy shoots. After fertilisation, the zygote develops into a sporophyte, consisting of a foot, seta and capsule. The sporophyte in mosses is more elaborate than that in liverworts. The capsule contains spores. Spores are formed after meiosis. The mosses have an elaborate mechanism of spore dispersal. Common examples of mosses