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

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Female sex organs of gymnosperms are called:

1. Archegonia 2. Female strobili
3. Megasporangium 4. Megasporophyll
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Identify the incorrect statement regarding algae:

1. Algae contain chlorophyll 
2. Algae are autotrophic 
3. Body of an alga is composed of pseudoparenchyma and hyphae 
4. Cell wall of an alga is composed of true cellulose.
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The bryophytes are also called as the amphibians of plants kingdom mainly because:
1. they respire through the moist epidermis
2. they depend on water for sexual reproduction
3. they require more water than most plants
4. they lack true roots

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Red algae photosynthesize at ocean depths greater than any other group of algae and hence can be found in deepest waters because they

1. contain a higher concentration of chlorophyll
2. have an extremely large surface area to capture the little amount of light that reaches them
3. contain the pigment phycoerythrin
4. periodically float to the surface and intercept light, then move back to the ocean floor
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The given diagram shows:

1. Female thallus of Marchantia
2. Male thallus of Marchantia
3. Female thallus of Funaria
4. Male thallus of Funaria

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Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by:
1. Fragmentation and budding in secondary protonema
2. Only budding in secondary protonema
3. Adventitious roots and budding in secondary protonema
4. Fragmentation and budding in sporophyte

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The structure marked as “b” can be used for:

1. Photosynthesis
2. Attachment
3. Buoyancy
4. Reproduction
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The economic importance of bryophytes include:

I. A moss provides peat used as a packing material
II. They are early colonizers of land in ecological succession
III. They can decompose rocks
IV. They can prevent soil erosion

1. Only I, II and III 2. Only I, III and IV
3. Only II, III and IV 4. I, II, III and IV
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Unlike bryophytes and pteridophytes, in gymnosperms:
1. the male and female gametophytes do not have an independent existence
2. the vascular tissue is poorly developed
3. the reproduction is dependent on water in most cases
4. the plants bodies are clearly differentiated into root, stem and leaves

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