Given below are the stages in the life cycle of pteridophytes. Arrange the following stages in the correct sequence. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- D, E, C, A, B
- E, D, C, B, A
- B, A, D, E, C
- B, A, E, C, D
Answer
(3) B, A, D, E, C
Solution
Spore mother cells in the sporangia undergo meiosis to form spores (B).
Spores germinate into the free-living gametophyte, the prothallus (A).
The prothallus bears the sex organs, antheridia and archegonia (D).
Antherozoids are transferred to the archegonia in the presence of water (E), followed by fertilisation (C) to form the zygote.
Sequence: B A D E C.
Answer: (3)