Read the following five statements and answer as asked to them
I. In Equisetum the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte.
II. In Ginkgo male gametophyte is not independent.
III. The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum.
IV. Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous.
V. The spores of the above statements are correct?
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Two
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Three
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Four
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One
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One
The spore of Equisetum germinate shortly after shedding and give rise to form prothallus. Prothalli of Equisetum are basically monoecious and the gametophytes are rarely seen.
The simplest known sporophyte among bryophytes is that of Riccia while highest evolved known is Bryopsida (Polytrichum, Pogonatum).
Sexual reproduction in Volvox is oogamous type.
The spores in slime molds (e.g., Physarum) are haploid, unicellular usually globose with smooth, spiny or reticulately thickened cell walls.
