Plant Kingdom


  1. Which one of the following is heterosporous?









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    Salvinia is an aquatic fern with both annual and perennial species the heterosporous have two types of spores, microspores and megaspores.

    Correct Option: B

    Salvinia is an aquatic fern with both annual and perennial species the heterosporous have two types of spores, microspores and megaspores.


  1. In which one of the following, male and female gametophytes do not have free living independent existence?









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    Male and female gametophytes of Cedrus do not have free living independent existence. Cedrus belongs to conifer.

    Correct Option: D

    Male and female gametophytes of Cedrus do not have free living independent existence. Cedrus belongs to conifer.



  1. Selaginella and Salvinia are considered to represent a significant step towards evolution of seed habit because :









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    Selaginella and Salvinia are advanced pteridophytes.

    Correct Option: D

    Selaginella and Salvinia are advanced pteridophytes.


  1. The plant body is thalloid in









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    The plant body of a liverwort is haploid (n), gametophytic, small, dorsoventrally flattened, thallose, dichotomously branched fixed by unicellular and unbranched rhizoids, e.g., Marchantia.

    Correct Option: D

    The plant body of a liverwort is haploid (n), gametophytic, small, dorsoventrally flattened, thallose, dichotomously branched fixed by unicellular and unbranched rhizoids, e.g., Marchantia.



  1. In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires









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    Bryophytes neither have pollen nor flowers and rely on water to carry the male gametes (sperm) to the female gametes (eggs). The antherozoids (male gametes of pteridophytes) are armed with hair-like or whip-like cilia or flagellae and are able to swim through water; they do not travel great distances and are only released when free water is available.

    Correct Option: D

    Bryophytes neither have pollen nor flowers and rely on water to carry the male gametes (sperm) to the female gametes (eggs). The antherozoids (male gametes of pteridophytes) are armed with hair-like or whip-like cilia or flagellae and are able to swim through water; they do not travel great distances and are only released when free water is available.