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Assertion: Selaginella and Salvinia are homosporous.
Reason: In Selaginella and Salvinia, similar kind of spores are produced.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
Both and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of 
is correct but (R) is not correct is not correct but (R) is correct and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of 
is correct but (R) is not correct is not correct but (R) is correct and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of
D
Both
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
All the spores are of similar kinds in majority of the pteridophytes; such plants are called homosporous. Genera like Selaginella and Salvinia produce two kinds of spores i.e. macro (large) spores and micro (small) spores, hence, are known as heterosporous.
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