Question

Sporophytic generation is borne upon gametophyte and is dependent on it. Which of the following plant exhibits this feature?

• A. Marchantia
• B. Lycopodium
• C. Cycas
• D. Zea mays

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Marchantia

A. Marchantia is a Bryophyte. In Bryophytes, the dominant phase is represented by a free living, long lived, thalloid, haploid, nutritionally independent gametophyte to which a physically and nutritionally dependent sporophyte is attached.

B. Lycopodium is a Pteridophyte. It is a genus of clubmosses and also known as ground pine.

C. Cycas is a gymnosperm. Gymnosperms are naked seed plants.

D. Zea mays, also known as maize, is a monocot. It is an angiosperm which are the flowering plants.

So, the correct answer is 'Marchantia'.