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Bryophytes

Question

Which of the following represents a diploid structure?

Easy

A

Sporophyte and capsule of moss.
B

Gametophyte, archegonia and egg of moss.
C

Gametophyte, antheridia and sperm of moss.
D

Sporophyte and spore of moss.

Solution

A sporophyte is always diploid. The sporophyte of moss is differentiated into a foot, seta and capsule. Therefore, the capsule is a diploid structure and it contains the spore mother cell that undergo meiosis and forms haploid spores.

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