Q4 / 200 · NEET 2008 (Screening) · Botany

In which one of the following, the male and female gametophytes don't have free-living independent existence?

  • A
    Pteris
  • B
    Funaria
  • C
    Polytrichum
  • Correct answer
    D
    Cedrus

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.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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