Female sex organ of a Bryophyte differs from that of a Fungus in structure in having

A unicellular stalk

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A sterile jacket

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A single cell only

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A multicellular gametophyte

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Solution

The correct option is B A sterile jacket
In Bryophytes, sex organs are covered by sterile jacket. The female organs are called archegonia. The archegonium is composed of a slender neck, within which is a canal. The base of the archegonium has a swollen region called the venter, which contains the egg. Female sex organ of Fungus do not have such jacket. Hence the correct option is B.

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Which of the following features distinguish bryophytes from algae?

1. Having thalloid gametophyte.

2. Having sterile jackets in sex organs.

3. Forming an embryo during development.

4. Having conducting tissues.

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