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Question:

Pick the correct group consisting of all genera exhibiting homospory.

Lycopodium, Psilotum, Selaginella, Equisetum

Salvinia, Pteris, Lycopodium, Selaginella

Equisetum, Pteris, Salvinia, Psilotum

Equisetum, Psilotum, Lycopodium, Pteris

Solution:

Pteridophytes may produce similar spores (homosporous) or dissimilar spores (heterosporous). Selaginella and Salvinia show heterospory.