NEET 2008
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Plant Kingdom
NEET 2008 · Botany · Plant Kingdom
In which one of the following, the male and female gametophytes...
In which one of the following, the male and female gametophytes don't have free-living independent existence?
Options
- APteris
- BFunaria
- CPolytrichum
- DCedrus
Correct answer
D. Cedrus
Step-by-step solution
Cedrus is a gymnosperm having reduced dependent gametophytes- pollen and endosperm. In gymnosperms the male and the female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence and remain within the sporangia and are retained on the sporophytes. Hence, option D is correct.