How many of the given features will be true for brown algae:

I. Presence of xanthophylls
II. A gelatinous coating of algin on cell wall
III. A centrally placed vacuole in plastids
IV. Ribbon shaped biflagellate zoospores

1. 1 2. 2
3. 3 4. 4

Subtopic:  Algae |
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What is the function of the gemmae produced by some liverworts?
1. a water gathering structure
2. a light gathering structure
3. a sexual structure
4. an asexual structure

Subtopic:  Bryophytes | Bryophytes (Liverworts) |
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Bryophytes are attached to the substratum by rhizoids that are:

1. Unicellular 2. Multicellular
3. Acellular 4. Unicellular or multicellular
Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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Ecologically important first colonizers of rocks are:

1. Lichens 2. Algae
3. Gymnosperms 4. Angiosperms
Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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Evolutionarily, the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues are:

1. Bryophytes 2. Pteridophytes
3. Gnetales 4. Cycads
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All the following are characteristics of bryophytes except:
1. spore producing
2. dominant gametophyte
3. lignified tissues
4. producing antheridium and archegonium

Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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What is not true regarding bryophytes?
1. Zygote undergoes reduction division immediately
2. Sporophyte is not free living
3. Haploid spores are produced by meiosis
4. The sex organs are multi-cellular

Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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The bryophyte with most economic importance will be:

1. peat moss 2. liverwort
3. hornwort 4. Polytrichum
Subtopic:  Bryophytes |
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Which of the following Greek root word means "naked" and hence gives name to plants like cycas and pines?

1. angeion 2. sperm
3. gymnos 4. gynos
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
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The term ‘strobilus’ in a gymnosperm defines a:
1. collection of megasporophylls
2. collection of microsporophylls
3. site of sporangial development
4. collection of megasporophylls, microsporophylls and/or a site of sporangial development

Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
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