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A moss plant produces a large number of antherozoids but relatively only a few egg cells. Why ?

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Antherozoids are motile male gametophytes which have to swim on the water surface to fertilize the immotile female gametophytes, i.e., egg.
Since, during its transfer many antherozoids get destroyed, a large number of them are produced.
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  • The number of antherozoids produced from an antheridium of Selaginella is

    A
    64
    B
    256 and above
    C
    25 to 50
    D
    128 to 256

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