NEETBiologyPlant KingdomMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following is heterosporous?
- AAdiantum
- BEquisetum
- CDryopteris
- DSalvinia
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Correct answer: D
The sporophyte of pteridophyte produces meiospores inside sporangia, which may be homosporous (e.g., Equisetum, Adiantum, Dryopteris, etc.) or heterosporous (e.g., Salvinia, Selaginella etc.).
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