Multiple choice

Scalariform conjugation in spirogyra is most common and takes place between:

  1. two adjacent cells of same filament

  2. two cells of different filament

  3. among three filaments

  4. within one cell of a filament
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Scalariform conjugation requires association of two different filaments lined side by side either partially or throughout their length. One cell each from opposite lined filaments emits tubular protuberances known as conjugation tubes, which elongate and fuse to make a passage called the conjugation canal. 

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