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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Identify the incorrect statement regarding red algae:

1. Major pigments are chlorophyll a, c and phycocyanin
2. Stored food is floridean starch
3. Cellulosic cell wall with pectin and polysulfate esters
4. Absent flagellar insertions

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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
Subtopic:  Gymnosperms |
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Prothallus is a:

1. Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte in pteridophytes
2. Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic thalloid sporophyte in pteridophytes
3. Multicellular, free-living, non photosynthetic thalloid gametophyte in pteridophytes
4. Multicellular, free-living, mostly photosynthetic well differentiated sporophyte in pteridophytes
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Consider the following statements regarding green algae:

I: Pigments are located in definite plastids
II: Most have pyrenoids in chloroplasts
III: Cell wall has an inner layer of pectose and outer layer of cellulose

 

1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct

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Gracilaria and Gelidium, that are source of Agar, belong to:

1. Chlorophyceae 2. Rhodophyceae
3. Phaeophyceae 4. Fungi
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Consider the following two statements:

I: The spread of living pteridophytes is restricted to narrow geographical regions
II: They are the first terrestrial plants to possess vascular tissues

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. I is false but II is true

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Which of the following regarding Cycas is incorrect?
1. Pinnate leaves persist for a few years
2. Male and female cones are born on different plants
3. Coralloid roots are in association with cynobacteria
4. Homosporous gymnosperm

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Consider the following two statements:

I: In Selaginella and Salvia, development of zygotes into young embryos takes place within the female gametophyte.
II: Selaginella and Salvia are homosporous pteridophytes

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is true but II is false
4. I is false but II is true

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Which of the following does not belong to the class Pteropsida?

1. Dryopteris 2. Adiantum
3. Pteris 4. Lycopodium
Subtopic:  Pteridophytes |
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