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Question:

Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

Ginkgo - Archegonia

Mustard - Synergids

Salvinia - Prothallus

Viroids - RNA

Solution:

Salvinia is a heterosporous fern where the reproductive structures are born on the fruiting body sporocarps. They either bear microsporangia or megasporangia i.e., monosporangiate. Thus the reproductive structures are not born on prothallus rather on specialized sporocarp. Thus, the correct answer is option A.