NEET 2011 Biology question
Consider the following four statements whether they are correct of wrong (A) The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses (B) Salvinia is heterosporous (C) The life-cycle in all seed-bearing plants is diplontic (D) In pinus male and female cones are borne on different trees
Answer: (2)
Solution
Evaluating each statement: (A) is wrong: the sporophyte of liverworts is simple (a foot, seta and capsule, with little elaboration), whereas in mosses it is more elaborate (more differentiated, with a longer seta and a capsule with peristome). (B) is correct: Salvinia is a heterosporous water fern producing macro- and
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