Which of the following statement is correct?
1. | Ovules are not enclosed by the ovary wall in gymnosperms. |
2. | Selaginella is heterosporous, while Salvinia is homosporous. |
3. | Horsetails are gymnosperms. |
4. | Stems are usually unbranched in both Cycas and Cedrus. |
Zygotic meiosis is characteristic of?
1. Fucus
2. Funaria
3. Chlamydomonas
4. Marchantia
Life cycles of Ectocarpus and Fucus respectively are:
1. Diplontic, Haplodiplontic
2. Haplodiplontic, Diplontic
3. Haplodiplontic, Haplontic
4. Haplontic, Diplontic
Select the mismatch
1. Cycas - Dioecious
2. Salvinia - Heterosporous
3. Equisetum - Homosporous
4. Pinus - Dioecious
In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires?
1. | insects | 2. | birds |
3. | water | 4. | wind |
1. | Salvinia, Ginkgo and Pinus all are gymnosperms |
2. | Sequoia is one of the tallest trees |
3. | The leave of gymnosperms are not well adapted to extremes of climate |
4. | Gymnosperms are both homosporous and heterosporous |
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 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 sporophytes. |
1. | I, III and IV | 2. | II, III and IV |
3. | I, IV and V | 4. | II, III and V |
In which of the following gametophyte is not independent free-living?
1. | Funaria | 2. | Marchantia |
3. | Pteris | 4. | Pinus |
Which one of the following statements is wrong?
1. Algin and carrageenan are products of algae
2. Agar-agar is obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria
3. Chlorella and Spirulina are used as space food
4. Mannitol is stored food in Rhodophyceae