In gymnosperms, the ovules are:
1. | not enclosed by any ovary wall before and after fertilization |
2. | not enclosed by any ovary wall only before fertilization |
3. | not enclosed by any ovary wall only after fertilization |
4. | enclosed by an ovary wall before and after fertilization |
The giant redwood tree, Sequoia, belongs to:
1. | Bryophyta | 2. | Pteridophyta |
3. | Gymnospermae | 4. | Angiospermae |
Coralloid roots in Cycas are associated with nitrogen fixing:
1. | Rhizobium | 2. | Frankia |
3. | Azospirillum | 4. | Cyanobacteria |
Which of the following is not a green alga?
1. | Ulothrix | 2. | Chara |
3. | Volvox | 4. | Ectocarpus |
All the following regarding Pinus are correct except:
1. Obligate association with mycorrhiza
2. Unbranched stems
3. Male and female strobili on the same plant
4. Leaves in fascicles
Identify the incorrect statement regarding gymnosperms in general:
1. They are heterosporous
2. Megaspore mother cell is differentiated from a cell in the nucellus
3. Multicellular female gametophyte is retained on the megasporangium
4. The male gametophyte has a large number of cells
Anisogamous sexual reproduction is seen in:
1. Ulothrix
2. Spirogyra
3. eudorina
4. Fucus
Identify the incorrect statement:
1. | As compared to the bryophytes, pteridophytes have sporophyte as the main plant body |
2. | Pteridophyte sporophyte has well differentiated true roots, stem and leaves |
3. | Selaginella has macrophylls like ferns |
4. | In sporophyte of ferns, leaf-like appendages called sporophylls subtend sporangia |
Many traits absent in non vascular plants developed in vascular plants. Which of the following would not be a trait that gives vascular plants an advantage over the non vascular plants?
1. Vascular bundles devoid of lignin
2. Roots in sporophytes
3. Evolution of leaves
4. Evolution of sporophylls