NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant KingdomPractice
Water is not required for the act of fertilization in:
Options
- ACryptogams
- BBryophytes
- CSpermatophytes
- DPteridophytes
Correct answer
C. Spermatophytes
Step-by-step solution
In spermatophytes, pollen tubes are developed to carry the male gametes to the egg cells for fertilization. In bryophytes, pteridophytes and cryptogams the male gametes are motile and therefore swim in the watery medium (external water) to reach the female gametes, the fusion of which result in fertilization.