NEET Previous Year Question

In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free living?

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Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AMarchantia
  2. BPteris
  3. CPinus
  4. DFunaria

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) In Pinus, the gametophyte is highly reduced and dependent on the sporophyte.
It develops within the cone and is not free-living. In Marchantia, Pteris, and Funaria, the gametophyte is independent.

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