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  4. Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: Each sperm of moss has two flagella. Statement 2: Water is essential for fertilisation in mosses.

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Q. Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Each sperm of moss has two flagella.
Statement 2 : Water is essential for fertilisation in mosses.

Plant Kingdom

Solution:

Sperm of mosses is biflagellated, i.e., it has two flagella that aid in propulsion. Since sperm must swim to the archegonium, fertilisation cannot occur without water.