Which of the following statements regarding gymnosperms are correct?
I. | Ovules are naked - not enclosed by any ovary wall before fertilisation but seeds that develop after fertilisation are covered. |
II. | In all living Gymnosperms, sporophyte is dominant over the gametophyte. |
III. | They are heterosporous. |
IV. | The male and female gametophytes do not have an independent existence. |
1. I, II and III
2. I, III and IV
3. II, III and IV
4. I, II, III and IV
Which pair[s] is/are in incorrectly matched?
I. Phaeophyceae - Algin in cell wall
II. Chlorophyceae - Laminarin is stored food
III. Rhodophyceae - 2, unequal, lateral flagella
(1) Only II
(2) Only III
(3) I and II only
(4) II and III only
The gemmae produced by some liverworts function as:
1. A water gathering structure
2. A light capturing structure
3. A sexual structure
4. An asexual structure
All the following differentiate gymnosperms from the higher cryptogams except:
1. | Presence of an independent green gametophyte |
2. | development of an ovule |
3. | Formation of the pollen tube |
4. | Presence of cambium |
Heterosporous pteridophyte includes both:
1. Lycopodium and Equisetum
2. Selaginella and Salvinia
3. Psilotum and Phylloglossum
4. Selaginella and Equisetum
The life cycle is not haplo-diplontic in:
1. Bryophytes
2. Pteridophytes
3. Polysiphonia
4. Fucus
Asexaul reproduction by pear shaped biflagellate zoospores is seen in most:
1. Green algae
2. Brown algae
3. Red algae
4. Both (2) and (3)
All the following pteridophytes belong to the Class Pteropsida except:
1. Dryopteris
2. Pteris
3. Selaginella
4. Adiantum
Sexual reproduction by non-flagellated but similar in size gametes is seen in:
1. Chlamydomonas
2. Volvox
3. Spirogyra
4. Fucus
In mosses, the sex organs are seen in:
1. Protonema stage
2. Leafy stage
3. Capsule of the sporophyte
4. Seta of the sporophyte