NEET2011BotanyPlant KingdomActual
The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in
Options
- AAdiantum
- BMarchantia
- CPinus
- DPolytrichum
Correct answer
C. Pinus
Step-by-step solution
Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms (eg, Pinus, Cycas, etc.), the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence. They remain within the sporangia retained on the sporophytes.