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 |
 77%
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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 |
 56%
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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 |
 54%
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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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Read the following five statements (I - V) and answer as asked next to them.

I. In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte
II. In Ginkgo, male gametophyte is not independent
III. The sporophyte in Riccia is more developed than that in Polytrichum
IV. Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous
V. The spores of slime molds lack cell walls


How many of the above statements are correct?

1.  Three  2.  Four 
3.  One  4.  Two
Subtopic:  Algae | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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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 |
 81%
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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 |
 85%
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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 |
 91%
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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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