NEET2023BotanyPlant KingdomActual
Which of the following statements is true?
Options
- AMost algal genera are diplontic
- BMost bryophytes do not have haplo-diplontic life cycle
- CAll pteridophytes exhibit haplo-diplontic pattern
- DSeed bearing plants follow haplontic pattern
Correct answer
C. All pteridophytes exhibit haplo-diplontic pattern
Step-by-step solution
(1) Most algal genera are haplontic. (2) Most bryophytes have haplo-diplontic life cycle pattern. (3) Statement is absolutely correct that "all pteridophytes exhibit haplo-diplontic pattern". (4) Seed-bearing plants are gymnosperms and angiosperms and both of them follow diplontic life cycle pattern.