When the sperms of Funaria and Pteris are put together near the archegonia of Pteris, only the sperms of Pteris readily enter the archegonia and reach the egg. The reason being thatA. Sperms of Funaria are killed when mixed with sperms of PterisB. Archegonia of Pteris secrete a substance with repels sperms of FunariaC. Archeagonia of Pteris secrete a chemical substance which attracts sperms of Pteris chemotacticallD. Sperms of Funaria are less motile.

When the sperms of Funaria and Pteris are put together near the archeg

1.	When the sperms of Funaria and Pteris are put together near the archegonia of Pteris, only the sperms of Pteris readily enter the archegonia and reach the egg. The reason being thatA. Sperms of Funaria are killed when mixed with sperms of PterisB. Archegonia of Pteris secrete a substance with repels sperms of FunariaC. Archeagonia of Pteris secrete a chemical substance which attracts sperms of Pteris chemotacticallD. Sperms of Funaria are less motile.
Answer» Correct Answer - c Because archegonia of Pteris secrete a chemical malic acid which attracts only sperms of Pteris chemotacitally.

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