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Question
Protonema is ______.
Options
Haploid and is found in mosses
Diploid and is found in liverworts
Diploid and is found in pteridophytes
Haploid and is found in pteridophytes
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Solution
Protonema is haploid and is found in mosses.
Explanation:
The predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The first stage is the protonema stage (juvenile stage) and the second stage is the leafy stage. Moss protonema resembles to multicellular green algae in structure. Moss plant develops from protonema.
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