NEET 2000 · Class 11

Plant Kingdom

In ferns, meiosis takes place at the time of

  1. (A)spore formation
  2. (B)spore germination
  3. (C)gamete formation
  4. (D)antheridia and archegonia formation

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The sporangia produce spores by meiosis in spore mother cells.

Chapter
Plant Kingdom
Section
3.3 PTERIDOPHYTES
Page
7
Words matched
10 of 10

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'The sporangia produce spores by meiosis in spore mother cells,' which directly and conclusively establishes that meiosis occurs during spore formation in pteridophytes (including ferns), matching the correct answer.

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