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

Marchantia

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Lycopodium

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Cycas

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Zea mays

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Solution

The correct option is B 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'.

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