Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 77

77. Which is correct?

[1989]

(a) Gametes are invariably haploid

(b) Spores are invariably haploid

(c) Gametes are generally haploid

(d) Both spores and gametes are invariably haploid

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Answer : a

Hints & Solutions

(a) Spores are formed in lower plants by mitotic division and they may be diploid but gametes are always made by meiosis & they are always haploid.