Question

Protonema:

• A. is creeping, green, branched and develops indirectly from a spore.
• B. is a stage of gametophytic generation.
• C. produces apical bud which forms leafy plant body.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B is a stage of gametophytic generation.

The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages.
The first stage is the protonema stage, which develops directly from a spore. It is a creeping, green, branched and frequently filamentous stage.
The second stage is the leafy stage, which develops from the secondary protonema as a lateral bud.