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Reproduction in Pteridophytes

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Spores are produced by mitosis in spore mother cells present in sporangia in pteridophytes

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The correct option is B False
Meiosis is reductional division while mitosis is equational division. Spore mother cells undergo meiosis to give rise to spores which are haploid.

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