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Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plants

Question
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Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes the gametophytes of vascular plants tend to be
  • larger but to have smaller sex organs

  • larger and to haver larger sex organs

  • smaller and to have smaller sex organs

  • smaller but to have larger sex organs

Solution

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smaller and to have smaller sex organs

As we proceed from thallophyta to angiosperms, there is gradual reduction in gametophte with reduced size of sex organs. From thallophyta to angiosperms, there is progressive elaboration of sporophytes. 

Phase Thallophyta  Bryophyta Pteridophyta Gymnosprems Angiosperms
Gametophyte(%) 90 75 50 25 10
Sporophyte(%) 10 25 50 75 90