Q. A microsporophyll in $Pinus$ has
A) One microsporangium on the adaxial side
B) One microsporangium on the abaxial side
C) Two microsporangia on the abaxial side
D) Two microsporangia on the adaxial side
Explanation
The microsporophyll is a brown coloured triangular structure consisting of a short stalk or filament and leaf like flattened structure or ‘anther’. Each sporophyll is provided with two microsporangia on its abaxial surface.
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