Answer: Sporophyte.
- A Gametophyte
- B Sporophyte
- C Both are equally dominant
- D Neither
Correct answer: B. Sporophyte
Explanation: In angiosperms (and all seed plants), the sporophyte (2n) is the dominant, long-lived, conspicuous plant. The gametophyte is highly reduced: male gametophyte is pollen grain; female is embryo sac.
Plants evolved from water-dependent algae through increasingly land-adapted groups, gaining vascular tissue (Pteridophyta), then seeds (Gymnosperms), and finally fruit-enclosed seeds (Angiosperms) - each step reducing dependence on water for reproduction.
Concept context
Classification of plants from algae to angiosperms. Understanding plant diversity is essential for NEET.