| 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) |
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 |
| 1. | Cycas | 2. | Cicer |
| 3. | Pisum | 4. | Alnus |
The giant redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) is a/an
1. angiosperm
2. free fern
3. pteridophyte
4. gymnosperm
Pinus seeds cannot germinate and establish without fungal association. This is because:
1. its seeds contain inhibitors that prevent germination.
2. its embryo is immature.
3. it has an obligate association with mycorrhizae.
4. it has a very hard seed coat.
Conifers are adapted to tolerate extreme environmental conditions because of?
1. broad hardy leaves
2. superficial stomata
3. thick cuticle
4. the presence of vessels
Which of the following statement is correct?
| 1. | Ovules are not enclosed by the ovary wall in gymnosperms. |
| 2. | Selaginella is heterosporous, while Salvinia is homosporous. |
| 3. | Horsetails are gymnosperms. |
| 4. | Stems are usually unbranched in both Cycas and Cedrus. |
| 1. | Cycas | 2. | Equisetum |
| 3. | Psilotum | 4. | Pinus |
| Assertion (A): | In gymnosperms, the pollen grains are released from the microsporangium and carried by air currents. |
| Reason (R): | Air currents carry the pollen grains to the mouth of the archegonia where the male gametes are discharged and pollen tube is not formed. |
| 1. | (A) is False, (R) is True. |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A). |
| 3. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A). |
| 4. | (A) is True, (R) is False. |