Question:

Nucule is the __________.

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In stoneworts, the oogonium and antheridium have special names.
Updated On: Jul 4, 2026
  • Female sex organ in Chara
  • Male sex organ in Nitella
  • Sporangium in Coleochaete
  • Vegetative reproductive structure in Vaucheria
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: In the Charophyceae (stoneworts such as Chara and Nitella), the sex organs have distinctive common names.
Step 2: The female sex organ, which is the oogonium, is called the nucule. The male sex organ, the antheridium, is instead called the globule.
Step 3: Since nucule refers specifically to the female organ and it is used in Chara (as in Nitella too, but the option ties nucule to the male organ in Nitella, which is wrong), option (A) correctly identifies it as the female sex organ in Chara.
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