Which one of the following is heterosporous?

Question

Which one of the following is heterosporous? (A) Dryopteris (B) Salvinia (C) Adiantum (D) Equisetum

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The sporophyte of pteridophyte produces meiospores inside the sporangia. Selaginella and Salvinia (aquatic fern) are heterosporous i.e., with two types of spores, microspores, and megaspores.

Q. Which one of the following is heterosporous?

Dryopteris

Salvinia

Adiantum

Equisetum

The sporophyte of pteridophyte produces meiospores inside the sporangia. Selaginella and Salvinia (aquatic fern) are heterosporous i.e., with two types of spores, microspores, and megaspores.