NEETBiologyPlant KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
In a moss, the sporophyte
- Amanufactures food for itself, as well as for the gametophyte
- Bis partially parasitic on the gametophyte
- Cproduces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte
- Darises form a spore produced from the gametophyte.
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Correct answer: B
In moss main plant body is gametophyte while sporophyte is meant for spore dispersal mainly. Hence it is called that the sporophyte is partially parasitic on gametophyte.
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