
Filicinophyta reproduces by releasing spores from clusters called (sori/antennae).

Important Questions on Evolution and Biodiversity
Choose correct pair from the following
Primary producers: Important step in evolution
Specific water requirement for fertilization of Pteridophytes: Restricted to narrow geographical regions
Growth of young embryo in female gametophyte: Food cycle of aquatic animals
Colonization of mosses and Lichens on rocks: Ecological significance

Arrange the following plants with their respective classes in the same order. Sphenopsida, Psilopsida, Pteropsida, Lycopsida, Gnetopsida
A) Selaginella
B) Equisitum
C) Sphagnum
D) Adiantum
E) Psilotum
F) Gnetum

Assertion: In Bryophytes & Pteridophytes, the number of male gametes produced is several thousand times the number of female gametes produced.
Reason: A large number of male gametes fail to reach the female gametes during transport.

Assertion In pteridophytes, the gametophytes require cool, damp, shady places to grow.
Reason Specific requirement and the need for water for fertilization, the spread of living pteridophytes is limited and restricted to narrow geographical regions.
The correct answer is:

List- | List- | ||
(A) | Siphonostele | (I) | Dissected siphonostele with overlapping leaf gaps |
(B) | Solenostele | (II) | Siphonostele with scattered leaf gaps |
(C) | Dictyostele | (III) | Central core of xylem surrounded by phloem |
(D) | Protostele | (IV) | Medullated protostele |
The correct match is:


Pteriodophytes, especially ferns possess the following characteristics
i) Circinate vernation
ii) Ramenta
iii) Eustele
iv) Paraphysis
The correct combination is

(a) Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to colonize bare rock.
(b) Selaginella is a homosporous pteridophyte.
(c) Coralloid roots in Cycas have VAM.
(d) Main plant body in bryophytes is gametophytic, whereas in pteridophytes it is sporophytic.
(e) In gymnosperms, male and female gametophytes are present within sporangia located on sporophytes.










I. Leptosporangiate development of sporangium is found in all members Pteropsida.
II. Seed habit is shown by Selaginella
III. Gnetum leaves are monomorphic and pinnately compound.
IV. Sporic meiosis is found in Volvox, Chlamydomonas and Ulothrix.
Choose the correct option.



