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Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as:

  1. A
    Homosporous
  2. B
    Heterosporous
  3. C
    Homosorus
  4. D
    Heterosorus

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Most pteridophytes produce similar kinds of spores (homosporous). However, genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores, macro (large) and micro (small) spores, and are hence called heterosporous.

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Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores. Such plants are known as:
A
Homosporous
B
Heterosporous
C
Homosorus
D
Heterosorus

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