NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Both apospory and apogamy are observed in Pteris.

Statement 2: They are evident by the production of haploid sporophyte by apospory and diploid gametophyte by apogamy.

(A)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
(B)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1
(C)Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is FalseCorrect
(D)Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Both apospory and apogamy have indeed been observed in ferns such as Pteris, so Statement 1 is true. However, Statement 2 reverses the actual relationship: apospory is the development of a gametophyte directly from sporophyte tissue without meiosis (so the resulting

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