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 a 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 sporophyte. |
1. I, III and IV
2. II, III and IV
3. I, IV and V
4. II, III and V
Match the following selected the correct option.
Column - I | Column - II | ||
A. | Pteris | (i) | Gymnosperm |
B. | Cycas | (ii) | Bryophyte |
C. | Sphagnum | (iii) | Algae |
D. | Sargassum | (iv) | Pteridophyta |
1. A - (iv), B - (ii), C - (i), D - (iii)
2. A - (iv), B - (i), C - (ii), D - (iii)
3. A - (ii), B - (iii), C - (iv), D - (i)
4. A - (i), B - (iv), C - (iii), D - (ii)