Q. Protonema is the stage in the life cycle of
A) $Cycas$
B) $Funaria$
C) $Selaginella$
D) $Mucor$
Explanation
Protonema is the juvenile stage of moss resulting from the germinating meiospore and consists of a slender, green, branching system of filaments. In $Funaria,$ the protonema stage is only vegetative and transitory, which precedes the upright, leafy gametophyte.
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