Q. No.Read the following statements (A-E) and answer the question which follows them.
| A: | In liverworts, mosses, and ferns gametophytes are free-living |
| B: | Gymnosperms and some ferns are heterosporous |
| C: | Sexual reproduction in Fucus, Volvox and Albugo is oogamous |
| D: | The sporophyte in liverworts is more elaborate than that in mosses |
| E: | Both, Pinus and Marchantia are dioecious |
How many of the above statements are correct?
1. Two
2. Three
3. Four
4. One
Subtopic: Algae | Bryophytes | Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
57%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2013
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Match List-I with List-II
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
2. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
3. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
4. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Microscopic angiosperm | I. | Salvinia |
| B. | Tallest gymnosperm | II. | Marchantia |
| C. | Thalloid bryophyte | III. | Sequoia |
| D. | Heterosporous pteridophyte | IV. | Wolffia |
1. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
2. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
3. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
4. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
Subtopic: Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
90%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2024
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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 |
Subtopic: Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
59%
Level 3: 35%-60%
NEET - 2015
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What is common in all the three, Funaria, Dryopteris and Ginkgo?
| 1. | Presence of archegonia |
| 2. | Well-developed vascular tissues |
| 3. | Independent gametophyte |
| 4. | Independent sporophyte |
Subtopic: Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
58%
Level 3: 35%-60%
NEET - 2013
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Match List-I with List-II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (a) | Chlamydomonas | (i) | Moss |
| (b) | Cycas | (ii) | Pteridophyte |
| (c) | Selaginella | (iii) | Alga |
| (d) | Sphagnum | (iv) | Gymnosperm |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
Subtopic: Algae | Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
91%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2022
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Given are the following five statements (I - V) for your consideration:
| I: | In Equisetum, the female gametophyte is retained on the parent sporophyte |
| II: | In Ginkgo, the male gametophyte is not independent |
| III: | The sporophyte in Marchantia is more developed than that in Polytrichum |
| IV: | Sexual reproduction in Volvox is isogamous |
| V: | The spores of slime moulds lack cell walls |
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
| 1. | Three | 2. | Four |
| 3. | One | 4. | Two |
Subtopic: Algae | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
Level 4: Below 35%
AIPMT - 2012
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Examine the figures A, B, C and D. In which one of the four options all the items, A, B, C and D are correct?
Options :
| A | B | C | D | |
| 1. | Equisetum | Ginkgo | Selaginella | Lycopodium |
| 2. | Selaginella | Equisetum | Salvinia | Ginkgo |
| 3. | Funaria | Adiantum | Salvinia | Riccia |
| 4. | Chara | Marchantia | Fucus | Pinus |
Subtopic: Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
92%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2010
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A prokaryotic autotrophic nitrogen-fixing symbiont is found in:
| 1. | Cycas | 2. | Cicer |
| 3. | Pisum | 4. | Alnus |
Subtopic: Gymnosperms: I | Gymnosperms |
87%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2011
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The giant redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) is a/an
1. angiosperm
2. free fern
3. pteridophyte
4. gymnosperm
Subtopic: Gymnosperms |
83%
Level 1: 80%+
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Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I | List-II | ||
| a. | Cedrus | (i) | Pteridophyte |
| b. | Adiantum | (ii) | Gymnosperm |
| c. | Sphagnum | (iii) | Liverwort |
| d. | Marchantia | (iv) | Moss |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| a | b | c | d | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
| 4. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
Subtopic: Bryophytes | Pteridophytes | Gymnosperms |
88%
Level 1: 80%+
NEET - 2022
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