A multicellular, filamentous alga exhibits a type of sexual life cycle in which the meiotic division occurs after the formation of zygote. The adult filament of this alga has

Options

A. Haploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
B. Diploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
C. Diploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia
D. Haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia

Answer

D

Explanation

Adult filament of a multicellular filamentous alga have haplontic life cycle in which the meiotic division occurs after the formation of zygote. So, the filament of this alga has haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia.