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Question
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes remain within the sporangia.
Statement II: In gymnosperms, seeds are not covered.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Options
A.Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
B.Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
C.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
D.Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Solution
Sol. [Key Concept: Heterospory in gymnosperms (male/female cones)]
In gymnosperm, the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence. They remain within sporangia, retained on the sporophyte.
In gymnosperms the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed, both before and after fertilization. The seeds that develop post fertilization, are not covered, i.e., naked.
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