Question

Which of the following statements is not true about fertilization in a fern plant?

• A. An egg is produced in an archegonium
• B. A sperm is produced in an antheridium
• C. Sperm is carried by the wind to the egg
• D. Eggs and sperm are produced on the same plan

Answer 1

The correct option is C Sperm is carried by the wind to the egg

The male and female gametes are produced within the same gametophyte, sperm is produced within a structure called the antheridium and the egg is produced within a similar structure called an archegonium. When water is present, sperm uses their flagella to swim to an egg and fertilizes it. The fertilized egg remains attached to the prothallus.

So, the correct option is 'Sperm is carried by the wind to the egg'.