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Ovules are borne on

a)

Microsporophyll

b)

Megasporophyll

c)

Macrosporophyll

d)

Both (a) and (c)



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Ovules are borne on

a)

Microsporophyll

b)

Megasporophyll

c)

Macrosporophyll

d)

Both (a) and (c)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

(b)

In all cycads except the genus Cycas, the ovules are borne on megasporophylls in megastrobili, in Cycas the ovules develop on individual leaf-like megasporophylls in what is regarded as a primitive arrangement. The microspores of all cycads develop into microstrobili

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