Read the following five statements (I to V) and select the option with all correct statements.
I: | Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonise bare rock. |
II: | Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte. |
III: | Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM. |
IV: | Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic. |
V: | In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophytes. |
1. | I, III and IV | 2. | II, III and IV |
3. | I, IV and V | 4. | II, III and V |
Which one of the following is the correct statement?
1. | Pteridophyte gametophyte has a protonemal and leafy stage |
2. | In gymnosperms, female gametophyte is free-living |
3. | Antheridiophores and protonema are present in pteridophytes |
4. | Origin of seed habit can be traced in pteridophytes |
Given are the following five statements (I - V) for your consideration:
I: | In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte |
II: | In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent |
III: | The sporophyte in Marchantia is more developed than that in Polytrichum |
IV: | Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous |
V: | The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls |
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
1. | Three | 2. | Four |
3. | One | 4. | Two |
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1. Salvinia - Prothallus
2. Viroids – RNA
3. Mustard-Synergids
4. Ginkgo-Archegonia
Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards the evolution of seed habit because:
1. | Embryo develops in female gametophyte which is retained on parent sporophyte. |
2. | Female gametophyte is free and gets dispersed like seeds. |
3. | Female gametophyte lacks archegonia. |
4. | Megaspores possess endosperm and embryo surrounded by a seed coat. |
Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which one of the four options all the items, A, B, C and D are correct?
Options :
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Equisetum | Ginkgo | Selaginella | Lycopodium |
2. | Selaginella | Equisetum | Salvinia | Ginkgo |
3. | Funaria | Adiantum | Salvinia | Riccia |
4. | Chara | Marchantia | Fucus | Pinus |
Which one of the following is a vascular cryptogam?
1. | Equisetum | 2. | Ginkgo |
3. | Marchantia | 4. | Cedrus |
1. | Pteris | 2. | Funaria |
3. | Polytrichum | 4. | Cedrus |
1. Dryopteris
2. Salvinia
3. Adiantum
4. Equisetum