Which one of the following is heterosporous?
Correct answer: D. Salvinia
- A. Adiantum
- B. Equisetum
- C. Dryopteris
- D. Salvinia
Explanation
(d) : The sporophyte of pteridophyte produces meiospores inside sporangia , which may be homosporous (e.g., Equisetum, Adiantum, Dryopteris, etc.) or heterosporous (e.g., Salvinia, Selaginella etc.)
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