Consider the following statements regarding gymnosperms and choose the correct option.
I. In gymnosperms, the male and female gametophytes have an independent existence.
II. In gymnosperms, the multicellular female gametophyte is retained within the megasporangium.
III. All gymnosperms are heterosporous.
Of these statements
In gymnosperms the male and the female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence. One of the megaspores enclosed within the megasporangium develops into a multicellular female gametophyte that bears two or more archegonia or female sex organs. The multicellular female gametophyte is also retained within megasporangium. The gymnosperms are heterosporous; they produce haploid microspores and megaspores.