The bryophytes are also called as the amphibians of plants kingdom mainly because:
1. they respire through the moist epidermis
2. they depend on water for sexual reproduction
3. they require more water than most plants
4. they lack true roots

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Red algae photosynthesize at ocean depths greater than any other group of algae and hence can be found in deepest waters because they
1. contain a higher concentration of chlorophyll
2. have an extremely large surface area to capture the little amount of light that reaches them
3. contain the pigment phycoerythrin
4. periodically float to the surface and intercept light, then move back to the ocean floor

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The given diagram shows:

1. Female thallus of Marchantia
2. Male thallus of Marchantia
3. Female thallus of Funaria
4. Male thallus of Funaria

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Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by:
1. Fragmentation and budding in secondary protonema
2. Only budding in secondary protonema
3. Adventitious roots and budding in secondary protonema
4. Fragmentation and budding in sporophyte

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The structure marked as “b” can be used for:

1. Photosynthesis
2. Attachment
3. Buoyancy
4. Reproduction
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The economic importance of bryophytes include:

I. A moss provides peat used as a packing material
II. They are early colonizers of land in ecological succession
III. They can decompose rocks
IV. They can prevent soil erosion

1. Only I, II and III 2. Only I, III and IV
3. Only II, III and IV 4. I, II, III and IV
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Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms:
1. the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent existence
2. the vascular tissue is poorly developed
3. the reproduction is dependent on water in most cases
4. the plants bodies are clearly differentiated into root, stem and leaves

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Consider the following statements regarding green algae:

I. Pigments are located in definite plastids
II. Most have pyrenoids in chloroplasts
III. Cell wall has an inner layer of pectose and outer layer of cellulose

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct

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Consider the following two statements:

I. The spread of living pteridophytes is restricted to narrow geographical regions
II. They are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. I is false but II is true

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Which of the following regarding Cycas is incorrect?
1. Pinnate leaves persist for a few years
2. Male and female cones are born on different plants
3. Coralloid roots are in association with cynobacteria
4. Homosporous gymnosperm

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