Multiple choice

Development of Funaria gametophyte is always initiated from

  1. antheredium

  2. protonema

  3. archegonia

  4. capsule
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A protonema is a thread-like chain of cells that forms the earliest stage (the haploid phase) of a bryophyte life cycle. When a moss first grows from the spore, it grows as a protonema which develops into a leafy gametophore.

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