Q37 / 273 · NTA Abhyas (NEET) 2020 · Botany · Plant Kingdom

Recognise the figure and find out the CORRECT matching:

Figure

  • A
    a-Seta; b-Capsule; c-Gametophyte; d-Sporophyte.
  • B
    a-Capsule; b-Seta; c-Sporophyte; d-Gametophyte.
  • Correct answer
    C
    a-Seta; b-Capsule; c-Sporophyte; d-Gametophyte.
  • D
    a-Capsule; b-Seta; c-Gametophyte; c-Sporophyte.

Solution

Bryophytes are avascular plant evolved from thallophyte, In bryophyte (mosses) gametophyte is haploid, green, photosynthetic, independent, long living and they are divided into rhizoid, axis and phylloid whereas sporophytes is diploid, non-green, short lived and they are divided into foot, seta and capsule. Sporophyte is nutritionally dependent on gametophyte.

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

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