Botany Plant Kingdom questions from NEET UG 2011.
The gametophyte is not an independent, free living generation in
Examine the figure below and select the right option giving all the four parts (A, B, C and (D) correctly identified.  \(\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline & \text{A} & \text{B} & \text{C} & \text{D} \\ \hline \text{(a)} & \text{Archegoniophore} & \text{Female thallus} & \text{Gemma cup} & \text{Rhizoids} \\ \hline \text{(b)} & \text{Archegoniophore} & \text{Female thallus} & \text{Bud} & \text{Foot} \\ \hline \text{(c)} & \text{Seta} & \text{Sporophyte} & \text{Protonema} & \text{Rhizoids} \\ \hline \text{(d)} & \text{Antheridiophore} & \text{Male thallus} & \text{Globule} & \text{Roots} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
Compared with the gametophytes of the bryophytes, the gametophytes of vascular plants tends to be
Archegoniophore is present in
Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards evolution of seed habit because