NEET 2012 Biology question

Which one of the following is common to multicellular fungi, filamentous algae and protonema of mosses ?

(1)Multiplication by fragmentationCorrect
(2)Diplontic life cycle
(3)Members of kingdom Plantae
(4)Mode of Nutrition

Answer: (1)

Solution

Multicellular fungi (hyphae), filamentous algae (e.g. Spirogyra) and the filamentous protonema of mosses can all multiply vegetatively by fragmentation: a broken piece grows into a new individual. Their life cycles are not all

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