NEETBotanyPlant Kingdom
In which of the following plants are both male and female strobili (cones) borne on the same tree?
Options
- APinus
- BCycas
- CMarchantia
- DEquisetum
Correct answer
A. Pinus
Step-by-step solution
In gymnosperms, the strobili bearing microsporophylls and microsporangia are called male strobili, and those bearing megasporophylls with ovules are called female strobili. In Pinus, both male and female cones or strobili are borne on the same tree (monoecious condition). In Cycas, male cones and megasporophylls are borne on different trees (dioecious condition). Marchantia is a bryophyte and lacks true strobili, while Equisetum is a homosporous pteridophyte that does not produce distinct male and female cones on t