Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:

Which of the following is the site of meiosis in higher plants?

Options:

Embryo 

Seeds

Zygote 

Spore mother cell

Correct Answer:

Spore mother cell

Explanation:

The site of meiosis in higher plants is the spore mother cell. In land plants and some algae, there is an alternation of generations such that meiosis in the diploid sporophyte generation produces haploid spores. These spores multiply by mitosis, developing into the haploid gametophyte generation, which then gives rise to gametes directly.

In both animals and plants, the final stage is for the gametes to fuse, restoring the original number of chromosomes.