Leafy, erect gametophore is produced from buds in Funaria on:

Chloronema

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Caulonema

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Both (a) and (b)

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Chloronema
On a suitable damp habitat, a meiospore of Funaria germinates into a filamentous green alga-like structure called protonema. Protonema has green epiterranean chloronemal branches (chlornema) and non-green subterranean rhizoidal branches (caulonema). Chloronemal branches produce several buds, each of which develops into a leafy gametophore.

Suggest Corrections

	Column I		Column II
A.	Vegetative buds	i.	Buds develop in axils of leaves
B.	Floral buds	ii.	Buds produce leafy shoots
C.	Axillary buds	iii.	Reproductive buds that produce flowers
D.	Accessory	iv	Additional buds borne at leaf bases