Examine the figure given below and select the correct option giving all the four parts (A, B, C and D) rightly identified. [Figure]
- (A) Archegoniophore (B) Female thallus (C) Gemma cup (D) Rhizoids
- (A) Antheridiophore (B) Male thallus (C) Globule (D) Roots
- (A) Archegoniophore (B) Female thallus (C) Bud (D) Foot
- (A) Seta (B) Sporophyte (C) Protonema (D) Rhizoids
Answer
(1) (A) Archegoniophore (B) Female thallus (C) Gemma cup (D) Rhizoids
Solution
The figure shows the female thallus of the liverwort Marchantia.
A – the stalked structure bearing finger-like rays at its tip is the archegoniophore (it bears archegonia).
B – the flat, dorsiventral, lobed plant body is the female thallus.
C – the small cup-like structure on the thallus is the gemma cup; as per NCERT, gemmae develop in small receptacles called gemma cups and help in asexual reproduction.
D – the unicellular hair-like structures on the lower surface are rhizoids (bryophytes have no true roots).
Answer: (1)