All the following are examples of mosses except:
1. Funaria 2. Polytrichum
3. Marchantia 4. Sphagnum

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Pteridophytes:
I: evolutionarily are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues – xylem and phloem.
II: have gametophytes as the dominant generation in their life cycle.

1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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In gymnosperms:
I: the ovules are not enclosed by any ovary wall and remain exposed, both before and after fertilisation.
II: the male and the female gametophytes do not have an independent free-living existence.
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A The gametes are flagellated and similar in size P Eudorina
B The gametes are non-flagellated (non-motile) but similar in size Q Ulothrix
C the female gametes are larger and flagellated, while the male gametes are smaller and flagellated R Fucus
D one large, non-motile (static) female gamete and a smaller,
motile male gamete
S Spirogyra
 
Codes:
A B C D
1. S Q P R
2. Q S P R
3. Q S R P
4. S Q R P
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Agar, a complex polysaccharide with various applications in microbiology and food industry, is commercially derived from:
1. Red algae 2. Brown algae
3. Green algae 4. Diatoms
Subtopic:  Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae |
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The given figure shows:
I: The male gametophyte of Marchantia
II: Hair like multicellular, branched true roots on the margins of the plant body.
III: Sexual reproductive cup like structures on the dorsal surface of the plant.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are incorrect
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Artificial systems of classification give equal weightage to vegetative and sexual characteristics which is not acceptable because:
1. Sexual characters are not genetically determined
2. Vegetative characters are more easily affected by environment
3. Sexual characters are not easily observable in living beings
4. Vegetative reproduction is equally common as sexual reproduction
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Which of the following will not be applicable to the gymnosperm Pinus?
1. Coralloid roots
2. Mycorrhizal association
3. Male and female cones or strobili are borne on the same tree
4. Branched stems
Subtopic:  Examples of Gymnosperms |
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Algal cell walls are made up of:
1. Cellulose, Galactans, Mannans and Minerals
2. Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Pectins and Proteins
3. Cellulose, Pectins, Mannans and Minerals
4. Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Mannans and Pectins
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Assertion (A): Red algae are often found in deep waters.
Reason (R): They have unique pigments that enable adaptations to low light conditions
 
1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) does not correctly explain (A).
3. (A) is True; (R) is False
4. Both (A) and (R) are False
Subtopic:  Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae |
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