Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.

Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.
  1. Lycopodium, Psilotum, Selaginella, Equisetum
  2. Equisetum, Pteris, Salvinia, Psilotum
  3. Salvinia, Pteris, Lycopodium, Selaginella
  4. Equisetum, Psilotum, Lycopodium, Pteris

Solution

Pteridophytes, may produce similar spores (homosporous) or dissimilar spores (heterosporous). Selaginella and Salvinia show heterospory.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Mains)

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