Question

The zygote containing 4 meiospores in Spirogyra is called
A) Akinete
B) Parthenospore
C) Incipient sporophyte
D) Chlamydospore

Answer 1

Incipient sporophyte

Answer 2

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◆ Answer -

(C) Incipient sporophyte

● Explanation -

• In spirogyra, spore mother cell is present in sporangium.
• After meiosis, spore mother cell is divided into four meiospores.
• This zygospore (zygote + 4 meiospores) behaves as incipient sporophyte.
• Here, spore mother cell was diploid while meiospores are halpoid in number.

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