Which one is a wrong statement?
- Haploid endosperm is typical feature of Gymnosperms.
- Brown algae have chlorophyll a and c and fucoxanthin.
- Archegonia are found in Bryophyta, Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms.
- Mucor has biflagellate zoospores.
Answer
(4) Mucor has biflagellate zoospores.
Solution
∵ In gymnosperms the endosperm is formed from the female gametophyte before fertilisation, it is haploid. ⇒ Statement (1) is correct.
As per NCERT, members of Phaeophyceae (brown algae) possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls; their colour is due to the brown pigment fucoxanthin. ⇒ Statement (2) is correct.
Archegonia (female sex organs) are present in bryophytes, pteridophytes and gymnosperms. ⇒ Statement (3) is correct.
As per NCERT, Mucor is a phycomycete that reproduces asexually by non-motile aplanospores produced endogenously in sporangia; it does not form flagellated zoospores.
∴ Statement (4) is wrong.
Answer: (4)