Given are the following five statements (I - V) for your consideration:

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


How many of the above statements is/are correct?

1. Three 2. Four
3. One 4. Two
Subtopic:  Algae | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
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In pteridophytes, antheridium are present in :- 

1. Leafy gametophyte

2. Prothallus

3. Sporophyll

4. Protonema

Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): Water is required for transfer of male gametes to archegonium in ferns
Reason (R): Ferns bear sporangia on gametophytes which in turn bear diploid sex organs
 
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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Regarding the figure given below:
I: It is a heterosporous pteridophyte.
II: It belongs to Psilopsida.
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Neither I nor II are correct
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: Ferns have small leaves called microphylls
Statement II:  Equisetum has strobili or cones 
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched?
1.  Salvinia - Prothallus
2.  Viroids – RNA
3.  Mustard-Synergids
4.  Ginkgo-Archegonia

Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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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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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 |
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