_______________ is the male reproductive organ in lower plants .

Antheridia

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Archegonia

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Gynoecium

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Androecium

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Solution

The correct option is A
Antheridia

In lower plants or Cyptogams, antheridium is the male reproductive organ which produces sperms or male gametes while archegonium is the female reproductive part that bears the egg cell. The gynoecium is the female reproductive part and androecium is the male reproductive part in gametophytes or Phanerogamae.

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