The correct sequence of events in the life cycle of bryophytes is Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- B, E, A, D, C
- D, E, A, B, C
- D, E, A, C, B
- B, E, A, C, D
Answer
(1) B, E, A, D, C
Solution
The dominant plant body of a bryophyte is the gametophyte, attached to the substratum by rhizoids (B).
Antherozoids are released into water (E) and fuse with the egg in the archegonium (A).
The zygote develops into the sporophyte (D), in which spore mother cells undergo reduction division to form haploid spores (C).
Sequence: B, E, A, D, C.
Answer: (1)