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 |
 57%
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Which one of the following statements is wrong?
1. Algin and carrageenan are products of algae
2. Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
3. Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food
4. Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae

Subtopic:  Algae | Rhodophyceae: Red Algae and Importance of Algae |
 89%
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NEET - 2015
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Male gametes are flagellated in:
1. Polysiphonia
2. Anabaena
3. Ectocarpus
4. Spirogyra

Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
 71%
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An alga which can be employed as food for human beings:

1. Ulothrix

2. Chlorella

3. Spirogyra

4. Polysiphonia

Subtopic:  Algae | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: I | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: II | Chlorophyceae: Green Algae: III |
 85%
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AIPMT - 2014
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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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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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Mannitol is a sugar alcohol. It is as stored food in:

1.  Fucus
2.  Gracillaria
3.  Chara
4.  Porphyra

Subtopic:  Pheophyceae: Brown Algae |
 85%
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Archegoniophore is present in:
1.  Chara
2.  Adiantum
3.  Funaria
4.  Marchantia
Subtopic:  Bryophytes (Liverworts) |
 81%
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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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