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In gymnosperms, the male cone bears _, and the female cone bears respectively.

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megasporophylls, microsporophylls

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microsporophylls, megasporophylls

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megasporangium, microsporangium

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microsporophylls, microsporangium

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Solution

The correct option is B microsporophylls, megasporophylls
In gymnosperms, male cone bears spirally arranged microsporophylls and female cone has leaf-like structures called megasporophylls.

Microsporophylls have microsporangium inside which pollen grains (male gametophytes) develop.

Megasporophylls have megasporangium (ovule) inside which the female gametophytes develop.

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