Question

The gametophyte dependent on sporophyte is found in:

• A. Marchantia
• B. Polytrichum
• C. Hibiscus
• D. Pteris

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Hibiscus

Gametophyte dependent on sporophyte is found in gymnosperms and angiosperms. The main plant body of gymnosperms and angiosperms is the sporophyte. In gymnosperms, the female gametophyte is present on exposed bracts of the female cone and is not enclosed in an ovary. In angiosperms, the female gametophyte in the ovule exists in an enclosed structure, the ovary.

Hibiscus is an angiosperm with the gametophyte dependent on sporophyte. Polytrichum and Marchantia are bryophytes and Pteris is a pteridophyte where the gametophyte is an independent stage.