Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R): Assertion (A): The first stage of gametophyte in the life cycle of moss is protonema stage. Reason (R): Protonema develops directly from spores produced in capsule. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) is False but (R) is True.
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is True but (R) is False.
the predominant stage of the life cycle of a moss is the gametophyte which consists of two stages. The first stage is the protonema stage, which develops directly from a spore . Spores are produced within the capsule after meiosis . The fact that the protonema develops directly from the spore (the initial cell of the gametophyte generation) correctly explains why it is the first stage of the gametophyte.
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