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Which one of the following has haplontic life cycle?

  • Option 1)

    Polytrichum 

  • Option 2)

    Ustilago

  • Option 3)

    Wheat 

  • Option 4)

    Funaria 

 

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Basidiomycetes / Club fungi -

  1. Mycelium is septate and branched.
  2. Sexual reproduction is somatogamy.
  3. They decompose cellulose and lignin.
  4. Basidiospores formed exogenously on sterigmata
  5. Fruiting body is basidiocarp.

- wherein

Eg. Agaricus, Ustilago, Puccinia.

 

 

Haplontic life cycle -

The dominant photosynthetic phase is free living haploid gametophyte,sporophyte is non free living and dependent on gametophyte.

- wherein

Eg Volvox, spirogyra, Chlamydomonas, Ulothrix

 

 


Option 1)

Polytrichum 

This is incorrect option

Option 2)

Ustilago

This is correct option

Option 3)

Wheat 

This is incorrect option

Option 4)

Funaria 

This is incorrect option

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