| Assertion(A): | Species of Sphagnum have good capacity to hold water. |
| Reason(R): | They have been used as packing material for trans-shipment of living material. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Assertion(A): | Earliest systems of classification separated the closely related species. |
| Reason(R): | Such systems were based on phylogenetic characters. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Assertion(A): | Mosses reduce the impact of falling rain and prevent soil erosion. |
| Reason(R): | Lichens form a dense mat on the soil. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Assertion(A): | Gymnosperms are called naked-seeded plants. |
| Reason(R): | The seeds remain exposed after their fertilization. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| 1. | Pteridophytes | 2. | Gymnosperms |
| 3. | Angiosperms | 4. | Bryophytes |
| 1. | A structure in gymnosperms formed just after fertilisation |
| 2. | A sporophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes |
| 3. | A gametophytic free living structure formed in pteridophytes |
| 4. | Sex organs bearing stage in Bryophytes |
| 1. | first stage in gametophyte generation |
| 2. | second stage in gametophyte generation |
| 3. | first stage in sporophyte generation |
| 4. | second stage in sporophyte generation |