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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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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.
Codes
A B C D
1. P Q R S
2. Q P R S
3. P Q S R
4. Q P S R
Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae | Bryophytes | Pteridophytes |
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (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.
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
 
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.
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose the correct option from the codes given below:
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
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Match the plant with the kind of life cycle it exhibits:
List-I List-II
(a) Spirogyra (i) Dominant diploid sporophyte vascular plant, with highly reduced male or female gametophyte
(b) Fern (ii) Dominant haploid free-living gametophyte
(c) Funaria (iii) Dominant diploid sporophyte alternating with reduced gametophyte called prothallus
(d) Cycas (iv) Dominant haploid leafy gametophyte alternating with partially dependent multicellular sporophyte

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
2. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
3. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
4. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Subtopic:  Algae | Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
(a) Chlamydomonas (i) Moss
(b) Cycas (ii) Pteridophyte
(c) Selaginella (iii) Alga
(d) Sphagnum (iv) Gymnosperm

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
2. (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
3. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
4. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Subtopic:  Algae | Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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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.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
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.
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Match List - I with List - II
List-I List-II
(A) Pteropsida (I) Psilotum
(B) Lycopsida (II) Equisetum
(C) Psilopsida (III) Adiantum
(D) Sphenopsida (IV) Selaginella
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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