Question

Is lycopodium heterosporous?

Answer 1

Spores:

1. The pteridophytes that produce only one type of spores are known as homosporous pteridophytes.
2. They produce bisexual gametophytes.
3. In heterosporous pteridophytes, there are two types of spores, megaspores and microspores.
4. They produce the unisexual gametophytes.

Lycopodium:

1. Lycopodium belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
2. It is a creeper with tips of the stems erect.
3. It is a homosporous pteridophyte as its spores are of the same size and are similar.