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AIIMS 2011
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2011
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

AIIMS 2011 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

Which statement is correct regarding mosses ?

Which statement is correct regarding mosses ?

Options

  1. AThey have dominant and independent sporophyte.
  2. BTheir antherozoids require water for fertilization.
  3. CTheir archegonia produce many eggs.
  4. DTheir antherozoids are multiflagellated.

Correct answer

B. Their antherozoids require water for fertilization.

Step-by-step solution

In mosses the sporophytes (i.e. the diploid body) are short-lived and dependent on the gametophyte. In the presence of water, sperms from the antheridia swim to the archegonia and fertilization occurs, leading to the production of a diploid sporophyte. The sperm of mosses is biflagellate, i.e. they have two flagella that aid in propulsion. Since the sperms must swim to the archegonium, fertilization cannot occur without water.
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