Cells in the neck of archegonium of Dryopteris are in how many longitudinal or vertical rows?
A
4
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B
6
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C
8
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D
2
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Solution
The correct option is B 4 Each archegonium is a flask shaped structure. It consists of a swollen venter and a slender neck. It lacks venter wall but contains the naked egg with a small venter canal above it. The neck consists of a wall or jacket layer of 4 vertical rows of sterile neck cells. The neck cells encloses a central neck canal.