Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Answer
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Solution
In gymnosperms, gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence; they remain retained within the sporangia on the sporophyte. Hence, Statement I is correct.
Gymnosperms (gymnos = naked, sperma = seeds) possess ovules that are not enclosed by an ovary wall, so the seeds are naked (not covered). Hence, Statement II is correct.
Answer: (2)