Question

spores germinate within the sporganium in:
(a) selaginella (b) drypoteris (c) lycopodium (d) equisetum​

Answer 1

The sporangia produce spores by meiosis in spore mother cells. The spores germinate to give rise to inconspicuous, small but multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid gametophytes called prothallus. These gametophytes require cool, damp, shady places to grow.

(a) selaginella