Q. Protonema is the juvenile filamentous state in the life cycle of
A) $Funaria$
B) $Riccia$
C) $Marchantia$
D) $Laminaria$
Explanation
Protonema is a branched, multicellular, filamentous or (less commonly) thalloid structure, produced on germination of a bryophyte spore, from which new plant develops as buds. It forms the juvenile filamentous stage in the life cycle of $Funaria.$
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