Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?

Which one of the following is considered important in the development of seed habit?
  1. Dependent sporophyte
  2. Heterospory
  3. Haplontic life cycle
  4. Free-living gametophyte

Solution

Heterospory is the production of spores of two different sizes and of two different developmental patterns. Heterospory is an expression of sex determining spores of the plant. It is the most important evolutionary development in the vascular plants because it has ultimately lead to seed development, $\mathrm{eg}$, Selaginella, Sabvinia, Azolla, etc.

Asked in: NEET 2009 (Screening)

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