NEET Biology Plant Kingdom Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion                :       Both bryophytes and pteridophytes contain well-developed antheridia. Reason                   :       Biflagellate sperms are formed by their antheridia.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    In bryophytes, antheridia are well developed and often possess a stalk. In pteridophytes, antheridia are less developed and generally devoid of a stalk whereas pteridophytes has multiflagellate sperm formed from androcyte cell of antheridium. Bryophytes has biflagellate sperm.


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