Question

Assertion : Selaginella and Salvinia are homosporus.
Reason : Similar kind of spores are produced in Selaginella and Salvinia.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

In majority of the pteridophytes, all the spores are of similar kinds; such plants are called homosporous. Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia which produce two kinds of spores i.e. macro (large) and micro (small) spores, are known as heterosporous.