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
Subtopic:  Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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NEET - 2015
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Besides paddy fields, cyanobacteria are also found inside vegetative part of:
1. Cycas 2. Equisetum
3. Psilotum 4. Pinus
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
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AIPMT - 2013
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Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them. 

A: In liverworts, mosses, and ferns gametophytes are free-living 
B: Gymnosperms and some ferns are hetero-sperms 
C: Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous 
D: The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses 
E: Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious 

How many of the above statements are correct?

1. Two 

2. Three

3. Four

4. One

Subtopic:  Algae | Bryophytes | Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
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AIPMT - 2013
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What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
1. Presence of archegonia
2. Well-developed vascular tissues
3. Independent gametophyte
4. Independent sporophyte
Subtopic:  Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
 53%
From NCERT
NEET - 2013
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Cycas and Adiantum resemble each other in having:

1. Seeds

2. Motile sperms

3. Cambium

4. Vessels

Subtopic:  Pteridophytes: Heterospory | General Accounts of Gymnosperms: II | Gymnosperms |
AIPMT - 2012
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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
Subtopic:  Algae | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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AIPMT - 2012

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The gametophyte is not an independent, free-living generation in:
1.  Adiantum
2.  Marchantia
3.  Pinus
4.  Polytrichum
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
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From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen-fixing symbiont is found in:
1.  Cycas
2.  Cicer
3.  Pisum
4.  Alnus
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
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From NCERT
AIPMT - 2011
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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
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Which one of the following is monoecious?

1. Cycas

2. Pinus

3. Date palm

4. Marchantia

Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
 80%
AIPMT - 2010
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