Match the terms in Column-I with their correct description in Column-II and select the correct match from the codes given:
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Protonema | P. | The first stage in development of the gametophyte in mosses. |
| B. | Prothallus | Q. | The photosynthetic gametophyte in ferns. |
| C. | Seta | R. | In bryophytes, the stalk that supports the capsule, if present. |
| D. | Stipe | S. | The stem-like part of the thallus of brown algae such as kelp. |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | P | Q | R | S |
| 2. | Q | P | R | S |
| 3. | P | Q | S | R |
| 4. | Q | P | S | R |
| Assertion (A): | The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions. |
| Reason (R): | Evolutionarily, pteridophytes are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues – xylem and phloem. |
| 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. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Psilopsida | P. | Selanginella |
| B. | Lycopsida | Q. | Adiantum |
| C. | Sphenopsida | R. | Equisetum |
| D. | Pteropsida | S. | Psilotum |
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | R | Q | S | P |
| 2. | S | P | R | Q |
| 3. | P | S | Q | R |
| 4. | Q | R | P | S |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Chlamydomonas | (i) | Moss |
| (b) | Cycas | (ii) | Pteridophyte |
| (c) | Selaginella | (iii) | Alga |
| (d) | Sphagnum | (iv) | Gymnosperm |
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
| Assertion (A): | The spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions. |
| Reason (R): | Gametophytic plant bodies in pteridophytes need sandy soil to sustain till maturity. |
| 1. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 2. | (A) is False but (R) is True |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Pteropsida | (I) | Psilotum |
| (B) | Lycopsida | (II) | Equisetum |
| (C) | Psilopsida | (III) | Adiantum |
| (D) | Sphenopsida | (IV) | Selaginella |
| Options: | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) |
| 1. | II | III | I | IV |
| 2. | III | I | IV | II |
| 3. | II | III | IV | I |
| 4. | III | IV | I | II |