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Q. No.Consider the given statements regarding certain pteridophytes:
| Statement I: | In Selaginella and Equisetum, sporophylls may form distinct compact structures called strobili or cones. |
| Statement II: | Selaginella and Salvinia are heterosporous. |
1. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3. Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Subtopic: Â Pteridophytes: Heterospory |
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
| Assertion (A): | Heterospory in some pteridophytes paved the way for the evolution of seeds in higher plants. |
| Reason (R): | The megaspores and microspores in heterosporous ferns give rise to female and male gametophytes respectively. |
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Subtopic: Â Pteridophytes: Heterospory |
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