AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2000

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    In Pinus roxburghii, the common pine tree, microsporophyll is having

    A)                  2 microsporangia on abaxial side of microsporophyll

    B)                  4 microsporangia on abaxial side of microsporophyll

    C)                  2 microsporangia on adaxial side of microsporophyll

    D)                  4 microsporangia on adaxial side of microsporophyll

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     The male cone of Pinus is shortly stalked and  consists of an elongated central axis bearing a small spirally arranged and closely fitting scale like microsporophyll. It bears two microsporangia or pollen sacs as swelling on the abaxial (lower) surface of microsporophyll.


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