Alga-like, branched, filamentous body produced by germination of spore in Funaria is called
A
caulonema
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B
primary protonema
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C
chloronema
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D
secondary protonema
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Solution
The correct option is B primary protonema The spore is the first cell of the gametophytic generation in Funaria. On a suitable damp habitat, a meiospore of Funaria germinates into a filamentous green alga-like structure called the primary protonema. It has green epiterranean chloronemal branches (chlornema) and non-green subterranean rhizoidal branches (caulonema). Chloronemal branches produce several buds, each of which develops into a leafy gametophore.