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JIPMER 2012
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2012
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Plant Kingdom

JIPMER 2012 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

A fern differs from a moss in having

A fern differs from a moss in having

Options

  1. Aswimming archegonia
  2. Bswimming antherozoids
  3. Cindependent gametophytes
  4. Dindependent sporophytes

Correct answer

D. independent sporophytes

Step-by-step solution

A fern (pteridophyte) differs from a moss (bryophyte) in having independent gametophyte, while in moss the sporophyte is simpler than the gametophyte and remains attached to the parent gametophyte throughout its life. This sporophyte is dependent upon gametophyte partially or wholly for its nutrition.
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