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Question
CBSEENBI12002263

Which one of the following is wrong about Chara?

  • upper oogonium and lower round antheridium

  • Globule and nucule present on the same plant

  • Upper antheridium and lower oogonium

  • Globule is male reproductive structure

Solution

C.

Upper antheridium and lower oogonium

Both antheridium and oogonium are the males and the female reproductive structure respectively. They have sterile jackets on their surface. In almost all algae of class - Chlorophyceae, the structure like globule ( male sex organ) present lower side, while the nucule (female sex organ) present upper side of sterile vegetative (leaf-like) structure.