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NEET Biology QUESTION #7264
Question 1
In which one of the following do the male and female gametophytes not have a free-living, independent existence?
  • <em>Polytrichum</em>
  • <em>Cedrus</em>✔️
  • <em>Pteris</em>
  • <em>Funaria</em>
Correct Answer Explanation
In Cedrus (a gymnosperm), both male gametophyte (pollen grain) and female gametophyte (embryo sac/megagametophyte) are retained within the sporophyte — they are never free-living. In mosses (Polytrichum, Funaria) and ferns (Pteris), the gametophyte (prothallus or plant body) lives freely and independently.