Question
Fern prothallus is monoecious. Justify.

Answer

  1. Ferns are homosporous and hence produce only one kind of spores.
  2. Each spore germinates into a prothallus, the gametophytic stage.
  3. The male and female sex organs, antheridia and archegonia, are borne on the same prothallus and hence fern prothallus is monoecious.

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