In a moss, the sporophyte
- manufactures food for itself, as well as for the gametophyte
- is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
- produces gametes that give rise to the gametophyte
- arises from a spore produced from the gametophyte
Answer
(2) is partially parasitic on the gametophyte
Solution
As per NCERT, in bryophytes the sporophyte is not free-living but attached to the photosynthetic gametophyte and derives nourishment from it.
∵ The moss capsule has some chlorophyll and makes part of its food, but water and minerals come from the gametophyte through the foot ⇒ it is partially parasitic.
∵ The sporophyte produces spores (not gametes), and it arises from the zygote (not from a spore) ⇒ options (3) and (4) are wrong.
Answer: (2)