JIPMER 2012
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Plant Kingdom
JIPMER 2012 · Botany · Plant Kingdom
Fern spores are usually
Fern spores are usually
Options
- Ahaploid
- Bdiploid
- Ctriploid
- Dtetraploid
Correct answer
A. haploid
Step-by-step solution
In pteridophytes, spore is a haploid structure, which develops after meiosis in the spore mother cell. On germination, it gives rise to a green haploid prothallus (gametophyte) which is monoecious, i.e., has both antheridia (male sex organs) and archegonia (female sex organs).